Re: Re: help in using my downloaded libraries

On Monday 10 March 2008 06:12:07 swcng2001 wrote:
> Before anyone decides to crucify me for asking a stupid question, I want to
> state that I am totally new to kicad, but, I've used pcb before quite
> successfully, so I don't think I'm totally ignorant in using programs like
>; ki

Hi,

I will try to explain it.

For eeschema we have 2 kinds of files: .lib and .dcm
..dcm is a "standalone"; component.
..lib is a library with one or more components.

We can edit a component and save it alone (.dcm) or into a library.
We can only use components belonging to a library in eeschema.
A library can be stored anywhere in our hard disk (or any other media).

But to be able to use this library, it must be loaded into our project, what
we do with Preferences -> Libs&Dirs -> Add lib.

There is a default directory where libraries can be stored. But we can Add our
library from any other directory telling eeschema the whole path.

For pcbnew and cvpcb it works similar. In this case standalone modules are
saved in .emp files and libraries in .mod files.

We cannot load a standalone component or module to be used in a design, only
to be edited with the component or module editor.

I hope I could help.

Regards,
Pedro.

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2008/3/10, Pedro Martín < pkicadyahoo.es">pkicadyahoo.es>:

Thank you Pedro,

I wish add an advise :

You should never modify a library provided with Kicad but rather create your own so you do not lose your changes in case of upgrade of package.

If somebody want to write a tutorial of how to use library with Kicad, I would be happy to put it on the site kicadlib.org

Cheers.
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Danilo Uccelli
CH-2400 Le Locle
danuccgmail.com">danuccgmail.com

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