That worked, thank you! I believe the "Edit/Select All" is the magic, I think I was only selecting one layer not all layers when I clicked on the part and did the transform manually was the problem (although I'll have to test that). I also don't think (but again will have to test) that you don't need to do the unzip part (although I did this time) as frtizing breaks out the files in to the directories in C:\Users\Owner\Documents\Fritzing\parts\svg\user\breadboard (etc.) for you already in the latest fritzing version exactly to make this easier. In any case I now have successfully recreated the original file and can now experiment to see if I can identify what works and what doesn't (such as shrinking the diode vertically and possibly moving the origin to 0,0 on the bottom left of the image or if that is indeed required, or if the select all will fix that too!) I'll also think about a post documenting the complete creation of a part assuming I manage to figure out how as there is very little useful information on the net about this subject. All the stuff I've found didn't help me figure out what I was doing wrong up until now. Again thanks!
Peter Van Epp