Two dumb questions - +5B and grnd plane

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Hi there - I’m totally new to Fritzing and pretty new to electronics, so please forgive my ignorance.

  1. How can I add a symbol that corresponds to +5V/VCC - similar to the standard symbol for ‘Grnd’ (a series of parallel lines, forming a simple triangle)? I’d like it so thatI can use this symbol where appropriate, without having to draw an explicit connection.

  2. In the PCB view, why can’t I seen the Grnd/earth wiring? Is it because it forms the bulk of the PCB?

With thanks for any help!

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Hello,
I don’t think those are dumb question… Everyone need some practice on fritzing to understand all the feature…

I’m not sure if I can help you out with this clearly… Let’s try…
Here is My answer,

  1. There are VCC & GND symbols available in core parts schematic view. In the image I made two simple circuit with them.
    Those are proper GND & VCC connection.

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It’ll automatically create nested connections between same GND & VCC in every view.

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  1. I’m not sure what are you actually want to see for GND wiring. Are you talking about ground fill the PCB?

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Let me know, if this what are you looking for or not…

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Hi Arnab - thanks fro your help. Thanks to your advice I was able to find +5V/VCC in the core parts section. I had been trying to use the search facility and neither ‘+5V’ nor ‘VCC’ return anything :frowning:. As for my second point, I think I must’ve been having a ‘senior moment’ - I can see the ground wiring now!