Eagle part creation question....

Community PCB Design
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Hi All,

Is it possible to create a ‘device’ using a ‘symbol’ with 3 pins, and a ‘package’ with 4 terminals? The part I wish to create is a linear voltage regulator in a SOT223 package with an ‘In’, a ‘Gnd’, and two ‘Out’ pins (one of the leads, and the ‘tab’). I know I can add another pin to my symbol and all will be good, but I’d prefer not to have to do it this way. When I ‘Connect’ the symbol pins to the package terminals, I obviously want the Out pin on the symbol connected to both Out terminals on the package!

John

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You connect them within the device window just like connecting any other pin, just click on the pins that are already connected, then click the third pin, press connect.

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Hi!

Ah! Excellent, that worked like a charm! Until now I never knew it was so easy in Eagle to connect multiple package terminals to one symbol pin! Sweet!

John