If you part needs a custom pattern, save the Component library you're working on and open the Pattern Editor. Connect the pins from your symbol to the pins on the pattern. In the new window, click Add and select the included library _General.lib. Now, if you're making an IC with a standard package, you can now click on Pattern in the Component Properties window. Then in the box on the top right, select the specific part. The interface is weird, though! You click Add below the box on the left, and select a library (TI in this case). If I'm making something related to an op amp, I start with the TL074 from TI. Side Note: You can select Get From Library in the Component menu to start with the pattern of another part. Right click on pins and select Pin Properties to label them, and check the Show Name box. Using the graphics tools along the top of the main window, draw your schematic symbol for your part. If this window is not already open, click on Component Properties in the View menu. Give it a name in the Component Properties window. From the Component menu, Select Add New to Library. I hope to come and see an English park soon! Ill bring tupence for a bug of bird food, man marry poppins tainted my childhood. I guess thats me showing my canadian frech-isms. Robert, you must be some kinda "Horny-tholagist" hahah I didn't realize it was "p-eye'd" instead of "pee-yay". I'm sure once I have gone through one project and then watch some of those tutorials, it will make way more sense and I will realize a proper work flow and set up the components I mainly use into my own library so I can keep pulling components out of one library and not have to scroll all over the bloody place for different libraries. Just have a big doctor who celebtation tonight!!!! Woo hoo. Ill watch the video and follow the links posted. It looks like a dogs breakfast!!! And I still have to give each component a value and a (ahh I forget the name, hmmm pattern?) so I still have some work ahead and am so slow it is painfull. I did finish laying out all the components for a quad vca (exponential) using a 2164, 2-074's a 78l05 and resistors, caps, diode, euro header. Thanks guys! Been so busy with work and hunnydo list I haven't had a chance to get much farther.