7805 regulator can't change voltages

[vanepp]

7805 regulator can't change voltages

[failiz]

I checked this and the voltage regulators are PalatteItem objects. That means that their properties are fixed. Now, when you change the property, Fritzing swaps the part for another one.
The solution would be to force to use the Capacitor class and edit the resources.xml.

The easiest workaround is to make a new part and change the property voltage to the desired one and remove the 5V from the SVG file.

@vanepp , regarding the SPICE models, they can be built using the properties of the part as variables. For example, all resistors use the same SPICE model and the resistance property is inserted in the SPICE model to achieve the required resistance. So, we could implement a generic SPICE model for all voltage regulators.

Another issue would be to improve the schematic symbols: Terminals with a lenght of 0.1inch, I would prefer "IN" and "OUT" instead of "voltage input", GND or ADJ should be rotated 90 degrees, etc.

[KjellMorgenstern]

A 7805 regulator with 6V would be a 7806 regulator. Basically, we want to be able to use the same symbol, footprint and breadboard view of the voltage regulator, but swap the name, label, maybe pin labels, voltage property and spice model.

That could be done with an xml file, together with a template for voltage regulators , similar to capacitors or resistor templates.