

This presents a searchable list of components sourced through the Octopart component database portal, which provides access to comprehensive component data for thousands of real-world components. In CircuitMaker, components are accessed from the Libraries panel – the central point for locating, reviewing, using and creating CircuitMaker components. In its common form, a component is generally composed of a logical symbol that is applied to the design’s schematic, and a footprint pattern (model) that will physically represent the component on the PCB.Ĭomponents are collected together in Component Libraries where they can be extracted and placed in a design document, such as a schematic layout, and then ‘wired’ together to form the complete design. A component is the general name given to a part that can be placed into an electronic design during the design capture process.
