# How to make component holes closer together **URL:** \ **Category:** parts help\ **Created:** [April 27, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/how-to-make-component-holes-closer-together/3671 "2017-04-27T00:09:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**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:** [April 27, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/how-to-make-component-holes-closer-together/3671/5 "2017-04-27T17:38:24Z")
Instructions here although as noted you need to do the individual parts not the entire board: > [@A new part creation HowTo (long! So long it is in 2 posts)](http://forum.fritzing.org/t/a-new-part-creation-howto-long-so-long-it-is-in-2-posts/2238): > > (Edit: November 2016: This is an updated (and corrected) version of the original parts creation howto. This version corrects some suggestions (mostly saving Inkscape files as optimized svg which turns out to cause other problems) with the first version and expands the section on parts testing. While there doesn’t appear to be a lot of interest in this subject I’ll make at least this update so the information is as correct as I can get it.) This is a description of how I made the Valor PM6078-00… > [@Fritzing PART CREATION Video Tutorial Series](http://forum.fritzing.org/t/fritzing-part-creation-video-tutorial-series/2647/3): > > Fritzing Part Creation - Chapter3 - Inkscape Advanced Essentials Learning how to draw in Inkscape - more features. 0:00 Overview 0:16 Select object with cursor and XML Editor 3:34 Manipulate special PDF’s in Inkscape 4:33 XML Editor - Direct drawing manipulation 6:05 XML Editor - Making group, moving object, changing layer height 7:27 Cursor - Changing layer height 8:21 Ruler 9:07 Grids 9:28 Snap selection 10:16 Drawing origin --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/how-to-make-component-holes-closer-together/3671)._