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--- In kicad-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Manveru <manveru@...> wrote:
>
> 2010/2/24 Mateusz Komorkiewicz <komorkiewicz@...>
> 
> >
> > [Attachment(s) <#126fef92b5dfa945_TopText> from Mateusz Komorkiewicz
> > included below]
> >
> > Vesa
> >
> > I have some questions regarding guidelines.
> >
> > I was trying to redraw a R symbol, according to SG (symbol guidelines:
> > http://users.tkk.fi/~vsolonen/kicad/Symbol_guidelines.txt<http://users.tkk.fi/%7Evsolonen/kicad/Symbol_guidelines.txt>)
> > it should be:
> >
> > -Resistors: length 2.4*DU, pins 4*DU, US version with Bold line
> >
> > please see attached print screen (first R is original KiCAD R, second is a
> > R from rcl.lib downloaded from your web page, third is a R symbol I draw
> > according to guidelines )
> >
> > Either I am missing something or it looks weird?
> >
> > Another problem is that in SG you are using 1DU=resistor width~0.08"
> >
> > In library editor one can only use mils so maybe it would be better to set
> > 1DU=0.1" as allowed grid sizes in library editor are 1,2,5,10,25,50 mils?
> >
> > The last question is what "common to unit" & "common to convert" options in
> > library editor are responsible for?
> >
> > Thanks for help!
> >
> > I read the guideline document couple first paragraphs and looked and
> pictures you mentioned... and I am sure that the term "resistor width" needs
> clarification!!! For my current understanding the unit is a resistor width
> (Mateusz: szerokość), but not length (Mateusz: długość); by "width" I
> understand horizontal dimension of resistor on attached picture and by
> "length" I understand vertical dimension of resistor on attached picture.
> 
> Vesa, please confirm or correct me. But for sure the guideline has to be
> more precise about that.
> 
> If you switch eeschema to millimetres you will get millimetres in library
> editor.
> 
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> Manveru
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Mateusz, Manveru

I also notice that too. The sample library is not match vesa's guideline. Ialso created diodes.lib (http://kicad.dev.xtony.us/kicad-newlib/libraries/) using vesa's guideline (line width) + dimension from IEC617 standard to see if the result is good. I will also wait for the full detail from vesa before start other library.

Tony