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Electronics => PCB/EDA/CAD => DIPtrace => Topic started by: Metonymy on January 15, 2018, 02:53:13 pm

Title: Diptrace capacitor symbols
Post by: Metonymy on January 15, 2018, 02:53:13 pm

Hello,

I'm a beginner to PCB design and schematic capture tools, I'm trying to place an through hole electrolytic capacitor on my schematic but the parts from the Capacitor components are very strange and confusing. How exactly can I figure out what every part name means?

For example UZP_size4x4.5

Title: Re: Diptrace capacitor symbols
Post by: NivagSwerdna on January 15, 2018, 03:21:53 pm

Short answer: Find what you need and as time goes along create a user library with the symbols you use frequently

Long answer: https://diptrace.com/books/Pattern_names_help.pdf

Title: Re: Diptrace capacitor symbols
Post by: johnboxall on January 15, 2018, 10:44:56 pm

And if you haven't already done so, rip through http://www.diptrace.com/books/tutorial.pdf (http://www.diptrace.com/books/tutorial.pdf)

Title: Re: Diptrace capacitor symbols
Post by: Metonymy on January 16, 2018, 08:46:51 pm

Thank you for your answers!

I found what I wanted in the Discrete library. I downloaded the tutorial but I didn't have time to read it, instead I watched the official getting started videos.