# Help for schematic- and breadboardeditor

**URL:** <https://forum.fritzing.org/t/help-for-schematic-and-breadboardeditor/20873>\
**Category:** beginners\
**Created:** [October 16, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/help-for-schematic-and-breadboardeditor/20873 "2023-10-16T19:52:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lupus52](https://forum.fritzing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@Lupus52](https://forum.fritzing.org/u/Lupus52)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/help-for-schematic-and-breadboardeditor/20873/1 "2023-10-16T19:52:52Z")

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Hello,

I am really “ready” after this day of fighting against this editor and its bugs or seldom behaviors.

Is there a good tutorial? Not such simple things like connecting 3 parts on a breadboard.

This editor makes what HE wants when the schematic is a little bit more than the many examples I found. Not what I will.

For example points (partconnectors from different parts) A, B, C and D are connected in a line. For example a “Reset-Line” I want to add the next part. But it is not possible to connect a Pin “E” from a new part to Pin B of the existing parts / line. It does not “snap”. Therefore, it is not possible to add this part because it is not connectable.

I often have “airlines” but all points are connected. Or all points are “blinking” when I click one of a net, but the line is not one piece. And so on. I had many errors today, and I am really frustrated.

But I want to learn the tricks and “how to”.

How can I connect a line to an existing line with a “nodepoint”? And many more questions. I want to learn this editor. Not to fight in a circle ☹ All examples I found are really for beginners with 2 or 3 parts.

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**Author:** ![vanepp](https://forum.fritzing.org/user_avatar/forum.fritzing.org/vanepp/32/4426_2.png) [@vanepp](https://forum.fritzing.org/u/vanepp)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/help-for-schematic-and-breadboardeditor/20873/2 "2023-10-16T19:57:45Z")

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Here are two tutorial sets that apply to current versions of Fritzing (may of the others are for older versions.) When you run in to problems (note I didn’t say “if” 🙂 ) feel free to ask. Parts making is complex and bites without warning.

> [@Fritzing PART CREATION Video Tutorial Series](http://forum.fritzing.org/t/fritzing-part-creation-video-tutorial-series/2647):
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> NEW FASTER PART MAKING VIDEOS AT THE BOTTOM-[Fritzing Parts Fast](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/fritzing-part-creation-video-tutorial-series/2647/19) ADVANCED FRITZING USER TIPS & TRICKS VIDEOS AT THE BOTTOM-[Fritzing Adv Tips & Tricks](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/fritzing-part-creation-video-tutorial-series/2647/15) A series of part creation videos - I’m not an expert, but there was nothing else around at the time. Use 1080p HD fullscreen to see details clearly - use gear symbol bottom right -. Recorded slowly for older people, so select a higher speed if it’s too slow. P.S. - Sorry about the voice/sound yum Fritzing Part Creation - Chapter1 - New Part …

> [@Part creation howto part 1 breadboard and pcb](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/part-creation-howto-part-1-breadboard-and-pcb/7692):
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> Someone in this forum post requested help to fix up a part. So while doing that I decided to record what I needed to do in order to fix the part to provide a tutorial to create new / fix broken parts. If you start from the Tarjeta S4A EDU.fzpz file posted in the above thread, you should be able to recreate my improved part posted in the same thread. I started by loading the original part in to Fritzing, that indicates breadboard is (at first look anyway) pretty good, but schematic and pcb are…

I lately learned there aren’t links to the videos in Old\_Grey’s tutorial so you need to do a google search for the title and then they come up on YouTube.

edit:

Note even if you choose to use Old\_grey’s videos, downloading and using FritzingCheckPart.py will help you (or at least flag most of your errors.) It automatically corrects a number of svg editor features that Fritzing objects to.

Peter

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**Author:** ![microMerlin](https://forum.fritzing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@microMerlin](https://forum.fritzing.org/u/microMerlin)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/help-for-schematic-and-breadboardeditor/20873/3 "2023-10-16T23:26:16Z")

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In breadboard view, a wire will not connect to the middle of another wire. The usual way to connect multiple points together here, is to add a wire from each part connection point to one of the (connected) rows on a breadboard. Another way, is to use a single connection point terminal block, and connect wires from each of the parts to that.

On schematic view, a wire can connect to another wire, but only at a bend point. Drag somewhere in the middle of a wire to create a bend point, then connect another wire to the bend. Once connected, you can move the bend point to line the wires up. The end of the connected wire moves along. I have had issues connecting more than 3 wires that way. I just connected additional wires to different bend points.
