Fritzing Parts SVG Editor  0.0.2
Schematic Editor

The schematic editor implements six graphical elements: pins, rectangles, lines, circles, arcs, and text, using six tool buttons. Each of the tool buttons opens a dialog box where the user can enter the information about the graphical element.

Pins

The Schematic implements "pins" as short lines with a small filled circle at the end, meant to be used as a connection point. The line can have an optional larger outline circle (at the opposite end from the connection) to indicate an inverted input or output. Also pins on a schematic are labeled with at least a pin number and optionally a pin name. The schematic pin dialog, shown below, asks for the position (this is the center of the small filled circle at the end of the line), the orientation of the pin (this corresponds to the side of the part's (rectangular) body: left, right, top, bottom), whether the pin is inverted, the pin number, the (optional) pin name, the color, the line thickness, the size of the textual elements, and the font to use for the textual elements.

SchematicPinSmall.png

The length would always be the distance from the part's (rectangular) body to the center of the connection point, as shown here (both pins have the same length):

SchematicPinExample.png

Rectangles

Rectangles can only be an outline. The schematic rectangle dialog box, shown below, asks for the position (upper left corner), size (width and height), the line thickness, and color. The position and size are in viewport coordinates. The default color is black.

SchematicRectSmall.png

Lines

The schematic line dialog box, shown below, asks for the endpoints of the line (X1, Y1, X2, Y2), the line thickness and the color. The endpoints are in viewport coordinates. The default color is black.

SchematicLineSmall.png

Circles

Schematic circles can be filled or hollow. The schematic circle dialog box, shown below, asks for the position (center), the diameter, the center size (hole diameter), and the color. The position and the diameters are in viewport coordinates. The default color is black.

SchematicCircSmall.png

Arcs

Schematic arcs can be either pie slices or bare arcs. If the center diameter, the arc will be a pie slice (filled), otherwise, the arc will be a bare arc. The schematic arc dialog box, shown below, asks for the position (center), the diameter, the center size (hole diameter), and the color. The position and the diameters are in viewport coordinates. The default color is black.

SchematicArcSmall.png

Text

The schematic text dialog box, shown below, asks for the position (lower left), the size in points, the font, the text, and the color. The position is in viewport coordinates. The default color is black.

SchematicTextSmall.png