Vertical thru-hole parts libraries?

For a very quick and simple 'one-off' I replace the axial component with

two pads.  Remove the device from the schematic and place two pads.  You

can then space the pads and set the hole sizes to whatever you need.  This

gets tedious for many components where you just have to knuckle under and

learn how to create a new component.

HTH

Brian

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On 2/1/2012 10:00 AM, Mike Berry wrote:

Hi!

 

I'm trying to save some space on a board by mounting parts vertically.  Specifically some 1N4007 diodes and similar packages.

 

I really don't see any vertical parts (resistors, etc) in the RLC libraries, can anyone point me to a good *LBR file?

 

Thanks,

 

Mike Berry, Colorado

 

I think the part footprint you want actually is in the rcl.lbr.   Look

at the parts with 'V' (maybe for vertical?) suffix (eg 0204V).

Jim

Am 01.02.2012 16:00, schrieb Mike Berry:

Hi!

 

I'm trying to save some space on a board by mounting parts vertically.  Specifically some 1N4007 diodes and similar packages.

 

I really don't see any vertical parts (resistors, etc) in the RLC libraries, can anyone point me to a good *LBR file?

 

Thanks,

 

Mike Berry, Colorado

 

For your vertical diode look at the diode.lbr. In there go down to

"Diode-" and expand that to find Diode-C1702-05 or maybe Diode-D-2.5.

If you need different sizes you may use these examples to create your

own devices.

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...or if you can't find, you can create any time, as it is very simple component. On this way you expertise the SW itself and the created footprint will be on your special need. Then you can link it with your schematic component as second (or third) option for footprint

I recommend to create or collect your own library with your most common used parts.

For me it was always the best solution until certain level of complexity

Before I got comfortable making up new library parts from scratch and

even now I sometimes do this:  Create a new empty library.  Then

expand the "Libraries" tree in the Control Panel and find the library

and device that is similar to what you want to make.  Then drag and

drop just that device (and its packages and symbols) to the new empty

library.  Now, in that new library make whatever edits you want in the

symbol, package, and device.  At this point it is a good idea to

rename the things you edited.  You don't have to disconnect the items

in the device to do this.  The device will automatically be updated to

reflect the new names if you rename a package or symbol.

Then what I do is save the new library as zz.lbr (to make it appear at

the end of the list of Eagle libraries).  At this point I can open

some other library (preferably a custom library for the project I am

working on).  Then I drag and drop the new device from the temporary

zz.lbr file into my custom library.

Robert Scott

Ypsilanti, Michigan