I try many things with viewport and so on and try to search in this forum but did not find any help.
How can I set the red point (pad) to snap to the grid in breadboard view after part creation?
Thank you.
I am not entirely sure what it is you do, what happens and what you would expect to happen.
Could you possibly provide a little more documentation, maybe including pictures?
Breadboard view, View menu, toggle “Align to Grid”, mixed with “Set Grid Size”. After that, moving an existing component will snap to the grid.
That assumes “part creation” means placing a part from the library.
In the Part Creator, I would like to position a circuit board/component such that a specific point (a pad) aligns with the standard grid. Currently, the object (SVG) is being positioned somewhat arbitrarily.
Maybe you could already take the standard grid (0.1 inch) into account when drawing the SVG. Then you can place the component in the editor however you like. The pins and the actual part would just need to sit on the 0.1 inch grid.
Best, Harald!
My (perhaps outdated) information is that Fritzing somewhat arbitrarily picks one of the connection points in the part to align to the grid. Noticed years ago placing Arduino boards. Sometimes the alignment was .05in different, depending which pin was selected as the reference point. Also years ago, I submitted an idea to add a flag to the part xml content, to specify which pin to use for position referencing.
Hello Merlin,
I can’t say much about that — I only noticed that in the component editor you can move the SVG file after inserting it. The editor obviously tries to follow the grid when doing so. If the outer dimensions don’t fall exactly on the grid, it picks an
My information is about working with existing parts in a sketch, not the parts editor. I have always used external tools to build parts, not the internal editor.
Oh I see, then I completely misunderstood that. Inserted parts can only be positioned by eye without the grid, and then you turn the grid on. But as I said, your idea would be much more helpful…
Best, Harald!