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Re:Teach Me PCB by PragmaticPulp on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @10:45AM (#28760205)
> - the hard part is actually just finding schematic and layout editor files for the components you're using - github search is great for this

I recommend learning the symbol and footprint editors as early as possible. Creating your own footprints is a good way to force yourself to go through the data sheet and understand what each pin does, too.

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Re:Teach Me PCB by jareklupinski on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @02:10PM (#28763240)
yup, once you "get your hand in" and only focus on the correct footprint/pad layout and a little silk, it becomes faster to just sketch out parts with fewer than 32 pins than finding (and validating!) random libs
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Re:Teach Me PCB by hellohntoday on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @12:38AM (#28769259)
As other here have said, this is very good advice.

Early on I tried to only use components in available libraries. That was a mistake. Start doing your own footprints and symbols from the start

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Re:Teach Me PCB by _moof on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @12:22PM (#28761558)
I second this. It can be tedious but for some parts you won't have a choice.
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