Pattern needed

[Nuno_pt]

Hi all,

I´m new to DipTrace, I´m making a Beacon Keyer and I need the pattern of a 4MHz crystal and te pattern of 8 x Dip Switch.

I´ve them in the schematic but without pattern so when I do CTRL + B, it give me an error and they dont show up in the board, how can I fix this?

Thanks.

[mcinque]

Usually the only way to fix this kind of issue is to draw the patterns by yourself.

You can attach another pattern to them just to have no error message while converting the schematics to PCB, but it's completely useless, since you would not have the required silk on the PCB.

For the crystal,  probably you can use one of the crystals in the Crystals.eli library, they have a proper pattern already attached.

For the dip switch, you must necessarly use "Pattern Editor" and draw your silk.

It is not so hard as it seems, it's only a matter of dimensions and pin spacing. Use the Grid spacing option in VIEW>GRID SIZE to properly set the pin spacing, start placing the pads and then draw the silkscreen.

Once saved you can attach that pattern when you select the component in schematics. Or you can even build your component, just draw it (or do a copy + paste) in "Component Editor" and then link it to a pattern.

[Dagon]

Yeah don't be afraid of the pattern editor, both it and the component editor are very easy to use.

You'll find it's much faster to create your own then to spend ages searching the net for libraries.

[PedroDaGr8]

I'll third these recommendations. The pattern editor in DipTrace is super easy. Much easier than many other programs.

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