connectors: Add support for screw terminals #96
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Library PR: LibrePCB-Libraries/LibrePCB_Connectors.lplib#13
Add screw terminal symbols / components.
For inspiration, I looked at the KiCAD symbol:
This looks quite nice, but we cannot replicate it because the pin labels are not yet movable.
This leaves us with two options:
A: Move the screw circle to the right, re-using the line
The circle is very small though and does not really resemble a screw.
B: Make the symbol wider
By making the symbol wider, we have room for the screw on the left side.
I chose this approach. To ensure consistent alignment with other pin headers/sockets, the rectangle expands to the left, it is not centered. This means that you can replace a pin socket with a screw terminal without the wires moving in the schematic.
Here's the final symbol: