Here, I did this in BRD, not new library. Is it what you had in mind for the shape? Just use arc and straight lines.
Hi John - that's a very good attempt at a heart shape, I'm very impressed! I didn't actually want to lay out a heart shape in the artwork though, I wanted to place LED footprints in such a manner that they would represent a decent heart shape. I've managed to draw some decent heart shapes, but the problem is deciding strategic positions for the LEDs to obtain the best effect. LEDs will need to be present at all the peaks and troughs of the shape, and then I'll need to work out an equal distance between them to distribute the rest. After that I need to transfer my work into a PCB layout. The main point of my question was to ask if anyone else on here has tackled a similar problem before and how did they go about it.
Respect is due for taking such a positive interest, even though I'm not asking anyone to do the work
for me. +Rep coming your way!
Microtexan & Nigel said:
If she is that geeky, don't you think she may have also found this forum and will know of your intentions and gift?
If she's that's geeky, she wouldn't appreciate hearts or flowers - be a TRUE romantic, buy her a new multimeter instead!.
She is that geeky, but she's a computer geek rather than Electronic. She's into programming and stuff like that which, being an Electronics hobbyist, I also have an interest in. On our first date she turned up wearing a small square PCB for a ring, so I think that classes as fairly geeky!
But no, I don't think there's any danger of her being a member of this forum because she's more a computer geek than Electronic. Although she does take a lot of interest in the stuff I do!
No matter how geeky the girl is, she always responds to romance. It's burned into a female's DNA. An Electronic card that flashes hearts and scrolls her a message is completely a 1-off gift that nobody else will have. There are similar kits you can buy obviously (although I don't think they scroll messages as well), but the one I design will be unique and nobody else in the world will have one exactly like it. Plus, the fact that my own time and effort will have gone into it
oozes romance. She'll love it I'm sure!
Thanks for the advice so far all.
Bri