WSCAD51 Getting Started - FTP Directory Listing

Creating a symbol
The cursor will jump automatically to the next pin ready to enter the next number. You
can, however, place the cursor on another pin e.g. when correcting a mistake. Enter the
remaining pin numbers and exit by pressing the right mouse button or .
The symbol requires a component name to be stored in the library. Select 'Graphics -
Symbol Name' and then 'Input' and enter the name e.g. !S2x NC Switch. The '!'symbol
makes the name invisible on the drawing. Position the name, remembering that
the position is not important, because you cannot see it on the drawing (in the symbol
editor everything is visible).
For automatic numbering the symbol needs a reference name (or symbol). In the
database the reference name of a switch is 'S'. In the 'Graphics' menu select
'Reference Name' and then 'Input' and at the prompt enter '-S'.
Position the reference name left to the symbol. Open the 'Graphics' menu select
'Reference Name' again and set the alignment to 'Right'. During automatic numbering
it will be located automatically. As an exercise change the size of the name, and
reposition it with 'Move' using the commands on the 'Reference' menu.
Individual symbols are stored in libraries. Components can be stored in any library you
want to. (WSCAD 5 is supplied with several libraries containing many symbols of
different types).
TIP
Select 'Library' on the main menu and the 'Library' menu
appears. You either store the symbol in the current library
(refer to the library name at the lower right part of the
screen), or in your own library created using the 'New
library' command. When you create a new library, enter
the library name without the extension '.BIB', as the
program will create this automatically.
To place the symbol in the library, select 'Save symbol'
and you have to define the reference point. (Note the
information in the status bar). With the Snap mode on,
select Pin number '1'.
When a symbol is placed in a drawing, the reference point of the
symbol corresponds to the cursor location, and the drawing sheet
path references (i.e. cross references) are calculated from the coordinates
of the Ref. Point.
Press the left mouse button and the symbol will be stored in the library. It can then be
placed in a drawing using the 'Load Symbol... ' command from the 'Schematic' menu.
Exit the Component Editor by clicking 'Exit'.
IMPORTANT
Make sure that when creating a symbol, the Snap grid setting
matches the Snap grid of the library used.
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