Devlog #1: Designing the CAD-Macropad PCB

This is devlog number one so i will also give a quick explanation on what this project is intended for if the title is not obvious enough. Im using the basis of the hackpad mission to make a quickmacro board for CAD/solidworks. I wanted this pad to include my own most common actions/commands using regular keyboard buttons. This also including a distance-adjuster using a knob with a switch if you want to round the distance.

• Accomplishments: I finished designing the PCB layout for this custom macro pad.
• Roadblocks: Finding the right hardware footprints was a pretty big headache. I spent hours trying to figure out the exact physical measurements (assigning footprint) for the rotary encoder knob since there weren’t any great instructions that i found.
• The Solution: After digging through the regular project care package libraries, I finally matched it up. The correct standard footprint to use is Rotary_Encoder:RotaryEncoder_Bourns_Vertical_PEC12R-3x17F-Sxxxx.
  (I think)

Edit: It seems that the correct footprint was harder to find. I was trying to get the information as a basis from searching outside the direct community, where i should have just followed the basic hackpad resources.

The correct footprint to use for the rotary encoder included in the package would just be the standard Rotary_Encoder:RotaryEncoder_Alps_EC12E-Switch_Vertical_H20mm