Should potentiometer symbols always face the same way for clarity even if some components work in opposite direction

[Cunabula]

Very new to this so hope I’m explaining my problem correctly.

I have a project that uses both slide and rotary potentiometers (both types 10k), my issue is their pins are reversed. Slides work from pin 1 to pin 3 but the rotaries pin 3 to pin 1.

I’ve customised the footprints with graphics and changed alignment (so they’re specific to the project) but I’ve matched the pin assignment from the relevant datasheets.

Is it better (or just less confusing to read) to have all the schematic symbols flow from 1 > 3 and have footprints that don’t match the component datasheet. Or have the symbols flipped on the schematic and annotate with an explanation as to why?

[hermit]

The schematic conveys your ideas. If you believe it is less confusing to read then use that convention.

@Cunabula

and have footprints that don’t match the component datasheet.

Footprints MUST match the component datasheet. Unless you mean symbol here?

[Cunabula]

Thanks @hermit, that’s really helpful.

Here’s what I’d done and also what I should do in future. Datasheet wins.

Naively assumed there would be a physical convention across components, should have checked on a breadboard. Wasn’t until I’d gotten to here that I realised my mistake:

Luckily the underlying software can flip the readings. Otherwise it’d be a more painful lesson.

[hermit]

Symbol = drawing on schematic
The symbol can be drawn just about any way you want it to convey most clearly and precisely your intent.

Footprint = drawing on PCB
The PCB footprint MUST match the datasheet.

[Sprig]

@Cunabula

my issue is their pins are reversed.

Be careful here. Do you understand “taper”?

Potentiometer

[Piotr]

@Cunabula

Slides work from pin 1 to pin 3 but the rotaries pin 3 to pin 1.

I would never use pin numbers with potentiometer symbol at schematic so I would don’t care how they are numbered. Of course designing PCB you have to think a little and may be mirror the symbol at schematic.

@hermit

Footprints MUST match the component datasheet.

I understand that here matching is used in sense of pin numbers. I thing in that sense footprint need not to match datasheets.
If you were doing footprint from:
https://pl.mouser.com/datasheet/2/427/mb2s-240343.pdf
you would probably give nr 1 to left of ‘~’ pins as it is showed as typical SO package.
But here:
https://pl.mouser.com/datasheet/2/345/md1s-md7s-14076.pdf
1 is at ‘-’
and here:
https://pl.mouser.com/datasheet/2/308/MB1S-1301281.pdf
1 is at ‘+’.
I have one footprint and specify in BOM several from these elements to be used (just to never get a question - element you specified is not accessible and what now).