I need a reset switch for a project involvuing an atmega 328p, but there are no footprints for any switch. I just need a switch with 2 holes so i can connect it with tweezers to reset, which are the sw_spst or the sw_push, but both dont have footprints… how can i fix this? (I’m new so idk)
i just discovered the mounting hole part, can i use that? again, i’m just gonna use tweezers to reset, so…
I’m not using KiCad libraries so don’t know their contents but I can’t believe that there are no footprints for any switch. You have to search harder when assigning footprint to your switch symbol.
Mounting hole x2 is a bit of overkill (they are at least M2 size or much bigger). I’d use 2-pin header (2.54mm pitch or if you want smaller then perhaps 1.25mm pitch). Or even two SMD pads (if don’t want to make it yourself, then use a passive component SMD footprint like 0603, 0805 or 1210 depends how big your tweezers are.
Another possibility is an open solder jumper footprint.
How do i get to this page and how do i use it?
nevermind, read the docs. If anyone is here for the answer, the thing to look at the footprints is called the footprint editor, and to assign it to a part you can look here
Eeschema doc is higher driving school. Footprint Assignment is described in Getting Started manual:
From your first post it looked that you successfully found footprints for all other parts and you have only a problem with switch so it was hardly to expect that you don’t know about Footprint Assignment step.