Polarized Electrolytic TH Capacitor |
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jflagstad
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Posted: 09 Feb 2015 at 2:25pm |
I've notice that 3D models for electrolytic capacitors place the minus (stripe) side on the same side as pin 1 for radial type packages. We would usually associate the plus side with pin 1. Is there a way to configure this in the Library Expert so you can dictate which side is plus and which side is minus? (I am an Altium user if it matters). |
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Tom H
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Do you want the 3D STEP polarity on Pin 2? |
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jflagstad
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Yes, I need a way to keep pin 1 on the left, and the stripe on the 3D model on the right.
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chrisa_pcb
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If you import the STEP file manually, you should be able to specify a 180 degree rotation around the vertical axis. Since its centered on the origin, this should flip the stripe to the other side. Haven't tried it, but that should be a temp fix. Its also feasible to do this in code, but I would need some UI to denote this is what was intended and its a very specialized use case. I'll run it by Jeff. |
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jflagstad
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Yep, importing the STEP itself with the 180deg. rotation works. I guess I was looking for this orientation coming direct from the "CreateALibrary" script that I wouldn't have to modify. However, in our database library, we are using 1 symbol to many parts, so we wouldn't want to change that at this point. Having this as a configurable option in the UI would be desirable. |
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chrisa_pcb
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The other side of the argument is you simply add it manually, or rotate the model itself 180 after placement. The issue I have is that for the FPX to handle it, the modification is so user specific to a single family that literally you're likely to be the only one that uses it. How many Radial Electrolytics are we talking? |
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jflagstad
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All of them :) I was merely looking for another solution other than a manual edit. Thanks. |
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