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2010/2/25 Vesa Solonen <vsolonen@...>

>
> [...] Attached is a png rendered from KiCad PS output by Inkscape,
> showing a
> piece of a "dream circuit". So don't say you haven't been warned when it
> blows up ;). Diode symbols are old library stuff. New inductors are
> drawn with 60 mil arcs to keep size conveniently interchangeable with
> resistors. BJT symbol is a bit too small to my taste, but standard
> defines about twice of the size, which seems a bit too much. Unfilled
> (semiconductor) diodes seem somewhat strange too and I'd like to see
> reasoning why filled ones were dropped from the standard.
>
> [...]
> 
>

It looks awesome! It remembers me schematics drawn in old electronics book
from '70s and '80s manually chased for publication. Really high quality.

The only question I have is about filled diode symbol - I was always learnt
to draw diode unfilled on schematics - is it possible to put alternative
diode symbol in the library? What puzzels me is that it could be under
separate name, but I don't like approach to have "diode", "diodea", "diodeb"
in the library if it is same element drawn as slightly different symbol. As
far as I remeber KiCad allows only one alternative for symbol (used for
ANSI/ISO logic gates).

Any suggestions?

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Attached is a png rendered from KiCad PS output by Inkscape, showing a<br>
piece of a &quot;dream circuit&quot;. So don&#39;t say you haven&#39;t been=
warned when it<br>
blows up ;). Diode symbols are old library stuff. New inductors are<br>
drawn with 60 mil arcs to keep size conveniently interchangeable with<br>
resistors. BJT symbol is a bit too small to my taste, but standard<br>
defines about twice of the size, which seems a bit too much. Unfilled<br>
(semiconductor) diodes seem somewhat strange too and I&#39;d like to see<br=
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</blockquote></div><br>It looks awesome! It remembers me schematics drawn i=
n old electronics book from &#39;70s and &#39;80s manually chased for publi=
cation. Really high quality.<br><br>The only question I have is about fille=
d diode symbol - I was always learnt to draw diode unfilled on schematics -=
is it possible to put alternative diode symbol in the library? What puzzel=
s me is that it could be under separate name, but I don&#39;t like approach=
to have &quot;diode&quot;, &quot;diodea&quot;, &quot;diodeb&quot; in the l=
ibrary if it is same element drawn as slightly different symbol. As far as =
I remeber KiCad allows only one alternative for symbol (used for ANSI/ISO l=
ogic gates).<br>
<br>Any suggestions?<br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Manveru<br>jabber: <a href=
=3D"mailto:manveru@...";>manveru@...</a><br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 gg:=
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