Are you sure? When you export gerbers you get a pick and place file that has a list of parts with coordinates and rotational data.
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Yeah, it would be useless due to the compatibility between both software. I saw something related to that on the documentation so better stick with Illustrator and try if I can fix it on my own.
Also, speaking of the github docs, while reading the part file format section, I found this:
The most annoying quirk with Illustrator is that Illustrator defines a pixel (“px”) as 72dpi, whereas in the SVG standard, a “px” is 90dpi. So when you save images from Illustrator, if you want them to show up at the size you expect in Fritzing, save the image in units other than px (and note that if you leave out units entirely, it means “px”). Fritzing does try to correct for this problem, but your safest bet may be to open your Illustrator-based SVG in a text editor and hand-modify the width and height attributes by dividing each by 72 and putting “in” (meaning inches) as the units.
After looking at it, I set my file preferences on inch units and changed the dpi from 72 to 90 as stated above. So far, it has worked as my piece has the same size as the arduino mega breadboard. Does was that you meant when you do the “rescale” step previously mentioned on my other topic?
Then the schematic view should be huge than the current one. Not sure what to do, since there are like… 4x3x6 = 72 approximately GND pins plus another 72 for Vcc plus 72 related to the digital / analog.
JIKES!
The right way to do it is finish the parts editor but that is a much bigger task.
I will not finish it right now, been handling some house-related stuff so I would focus on another simple part meanwhile. This weekend I will try it for sure 
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Croatian Language help me?
As @vanepp stated, clone the repository and add the required files (fritzing_hr.qm, fritzing_hr.ts). I recommend making a copy from fritzing_en.ts and fritzing_en.qm, rename them and start translating the whole file.
In order to make it work, just put the text inside <translation></translation> tags.
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No I’m not sure , as I said I’m mostly ignorant about this, but someone asked about 6 months ago about doing pick and place and it was said then that some of the necessary data (center of the part, center of gravity?) wasn’t present in Fritzing parts and I believe he moved on to another package. It is certainly possible that the fab houses can make whatever file they need external to Fritzing, but I’d verify that before starting this project though it would be bad to do the work and find you can’t do the pick and place.
Peter
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That drawing is very helpful along with my diagram since I can use it as base layout and place the correct component on illustrator. I will try it right now.
Quick question @vanepp: When creating the new part, I shall use the same size (on inches of course) when making this part?
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the dpi guess (which is sometimes wrong) only happens if the height/width of the view box is specified in px. If you set that to either inches or mm it doesn’t apply. The latest CSS standard has set the value to 96 from 90 just to add more confusion though. All of your files have had in as the units on the view box so that isn’t a problem. The scale is the ratio of view box to height/width so a 1in by 1in drawing wants the view box set to 0 0 1000 1000 so 1 px = 1thou. That is where scale comes in. I think the 96px / in is why the scale factor should be 10.41667 in Inkscape (rather than 10)
Yep they get a bit large. Have a look at the part in this post, it is similar in nature with 2mm grove connectors. I corrected the schematic to add the necessary ground, VCC and signal connectors. Its similar to what you need to do for this one. It had something like 136 unassigned connectors in schematic when I started …
I meant complete the code to implement the rest of the stuff that parts editor is supposed to do in the source repository rather than just using the parts editor …
Peter
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Yes as noted in the other post you want to set the size in inches (which you have been doing). I have been working on a part between fighting with github on source changes today and am mostly finished. Here is rough outline of how I did it.
The fc51.fzpz file referred to is a similar board (but with only 3 pins where this one needs 7) that I made some months ago for someone. If you search for it in the forums it should come up. I’ll post a copy of it when I finish it in a bit.
edit the fc51.fzpz file in parts editor to change the metadata
export it as hcmmodu0083.fzpz
unzip it with 7zip to get the svg files
edit the breadboard svg with Inkscape
use deepungroup to ungroup everything
delete all components except the connector
resize the base rectangle to the dimensions of the new board change the color to red
from fritzing create a new part and export screw terminal 2 pin.
unzip the fzpz file with 7zip
edit in Inkscape the breadboard svg
ungroup everything. Copy the entire part via edit->copy
and copy it in to the new breadboard svg.
duplicate it for the 2n terminal
set a rectange on each of the four screw terminals as
connector3pin
connector4pin
connector5pin
connector6pin
need to add these to the fzp file as well)
copy in a to220 transitor case for the mosfet.
Align the pins to .1 boundaries
regroup it and set the id to breadboard.
Peter
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Okay, I am here waiting for it. It is a good time to try Inkscape for the first time
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I don’t know anything about Illustrator, or if you can muddle through INK knowing Illustrator - usually not -, but I made a INK/FZ part making vid series that teaches you both at once via my hacky GUI method.
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I found a quick way to do it! While checking the arduino one breadboard, I noticed there is a option below the connector list called “Show internal connections”. Basically, you don’t have to set all pins but only the required ones 1 time and then check this option.
Green lines will be drawn after dragging one pin to another. No need to do the whole +300 unassigned connector list the same goes for pcb and schematic mode.
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Necesito el relay de arduino
Hola amigos, necesito el relay de arduino para un proyecto y no logro ubicarlo, me pueden ayudar?
Gracias.
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Necesito el relay de arduino
Tienes alguna referencia o imagen del mismo? Porque en internet hay un montón.
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You need to search Google for the part, and if you can’t find it you have to post a link to the exact datasheet.
Debe buscar en Google la pieza y, si no puede encontrarla, debe publicar un enlace a la hoja de datos exacta.
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I use Qt Linguist. Must I translate .qm file separated or just save .ts file?
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Issue with custom created fritzing part
I managed to get the connectors right by selecting them in the editor and clicking the ‘terminal point’ W for the left side pins and ‘terminal point’ E for the right side pins.
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I am not %100 sure, I think one of the developers works with a fab house that can do pick and place with the outputs. Anyone know for sure? If no, can my project be recycled into another EDA when I’m ready to produce them in higher qty?
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As far as I understand no other program will import a Fritzing project. But with that said a pick and place file is nothing but text so in the worst case scenario of Fritzings PNP file being unusable you could hand write the entire thing as long as you understood what was required.
My suggestion would be to send a test set of files to a board house and ask if they are compatible.
Here is a sketch with a bunch of Random SMD parts on a small PCB connected with random traces and a couple of vias.
Random_SMD_Parts.fzz (22.9 KB)
Here are the Gerber files including the pick and place file. (it is actually a zip file and you will have to rename from .fzz to .zip)
Random_SMD_Parts.zip (14.6 KB)
Here is the contents of the pick and place file.
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There is usually several ways to do something in fritzing so as long as it works use the method that works best for you. I’ve never had much luck (possibly because I didn’t spend enough time learning about it) with parts editor so I don’t use it a lot.
Peter
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Soldermask on vias
I have use Fritzing for years now, and love it. I have managed to produce several PCBs, and have noted that the vias are always uncovered with the solder mask. That was never a problem but now it is because, it is creating a contact with an external component in my device.
Can Frizing allow adding soldermask to vias?.
or
is there a tool to add solder mask on specific regions of the pcb?
Thanks
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With the reminder that I don’t know anything about pick and place, I agree with @sublimeartistry’s comments. It is likely to be a lot of work to move the project to a new package after you have something done in fritzing, so if you need to, you are better to start in the other package now in my view. It will have a learning curve as long or longer than fritzing and better not to go through that twice. At the very least a test with a simple board to see if it can work (remembering that murphy is always waiting to trip you up later in the project when things get more complex 
) would be prudent. Even then you may find later (and with great pain) that Fritzing wasn’t the appropriate place to start. It is really meant for beginners although it is being successfully stretched much further than that. That is why I raised this issue, it is much cheaper to find out now that another package is more appropriate to this task than after you have invested a lot of time and effort in the project. The only person I know of to try this before gave up on fritzing and moved to some other package, although that may not mean anything except he couldn’t do it, not that it can’t be done. I’d consult with your partner to see what package he has successfully used to do pick and place before and use that if I were doing this.
Peter
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