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Semi-retired newbie, custom component creation


rotorav8r

I'm not an engineer but have done quite a bit of mechanical/electrical design - no real electronics though.  I'm working on a project that utilizes an ESP32 DevKitC module (https://components101.com/microcontrollers/esp32-devkitc) and have built a working unit with a proto board and quite a few jumpers.  I am trying to create a schematic and PCB layout for it all to clean it all up. 

I *have* done some simple design with the software in the past and created some custom pads for switches/power etc. so I'm not completely unfamiliar with the new component wizard and the schematic building and PCB routing process.

What I'm trying to do is create a normal part that has two "columns" of 19 pads ("standard 2.54mm "pitch") spaced +/- 25.4mm apart but I'm struggling to find the right schematic and PCB symbols and then get it "sized" properly.

I tried using one of the 1X19 parts in the libraries I have, with 2 gates and got all the pins labeled properly, but when editing the part, both 19 pin gates are stacked vertically.

I know it's proabably something simple, but I'm just not seeing it.  Probably because I literally stayed up all night getting this circuit working.  :)

TIA!

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