Drawing lines in schematic

Schematic
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How do i draw a general line such as a line pointing to a text block, then even add a arrow.

I have tried using the “wire” icon but its not the same as i need an angle to the horizontal perhaps than just vertical and horizontal.

Graham
Durban
South Africa

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You didn’t state your version, but in 7.0.7, with shift+space you can cycle thru free angle/45°/90° restricted drawing modes.

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Or the other method which is a graphic line only (hotkey I) and not called a wire, is shown with the red arrows.

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Edit: Sorry, I missed this:

You have three choices.

  1. Scroll through the choice of drawing alternatives as @straubm describes above.
  2. In Preferences, change the Line Drawing Mode, as shown below in the screen grab.
  3. Assign Hotkeys for the individual modes for drawing Wires, Lines, Arcs & Busses. These are titled “Line Mode for Wires and Busses” in the Schematic editor (or to find, type that description into the search filter at the top of the hotkey list.

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And lastly, you could up-vote (click the “thumbs-up” icon) this feature request:

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You can use the Arrow Symbol’s - click the Symbols Icon, type Arrow to get the selection list.
Select and place it on schematic.

Can Edit it and change colors/etc
(I changed one to Magenta color)

Can also make your own… as a new Symbol

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Ha! I didn’t even know those existed…

(Maybe I should update my libraries from 4.0…)

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Me too.

May be I should look through current libraries to find what is worth copying.

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…and, can Edit the symbol (placed or library) to get circular…
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I added a link to this thread to Eeschema: Add graphical line ending options (#5028) · Issues · KiCad / KiCad Source Code / kicad · GitLab

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