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Fundamentally, all schematics consist of component symbols and wires connecting them. The following is an intro to working with these.
Placing Components
Components should be found via the component panel. It has the best organization structure and allows you to easily filter by parameter. More depth is available at https://nerdocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NER/pages/119111681/Vault+Organization#Components-Panel, but the process is summarized below:
Open the panel {image}
Placing Wires
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Select component type {image}
Filter results {image}
Select “Place” or just Click + Drag the component in {image}
Adjust component position as needed
When dragging a component you can:
Spacebarto rotateXto mirror over X-axisYto mirror over Y-axis
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Placing Wires
Wires are quite intuitive to work with. A wire is started by hitting Ctrl + W and then clicking your start point. The wire will then follow your mouse as you click in between points, eventually reaching your end point.
When placing a (or dragging an existing) wire you can:
Spacebarto toggle pathBasically if doing a right then left it will instead to a left then right
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Designators (Annotation)
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