I am a new KiCad use. I am trying to get acclimated here and have been looking in the forum. I tried twice to generate a login and did not get the indicated email to confirm my registration. i have checked my spam folder. Is there any other way to get registered?

Also-any reason for both the mailing list and the forum? Do the serve different purposes?

Thank you
Fritz

be careful giving your own lib parts and footprints a unique and proper name so you can distinct them with the others. you can of course put your initials before the name

moving and copying parts is different from footprints. Most of the time i use the filebrowser for the footprints and a regular plain text editor for the parts. I find that way faster. as every part starts and end in the same way, finding the begin and end is quite easy. there is no order in the parts, so just append them after the first two lines
"EESchema-LIBRARY Version 2.4
#encoding utf-8"

a part starts with DEF bla.. and ends with ENDDEF. easypeasy.

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personally, I simply use a sandbox library where I make and/or the footprints, symbols, ... then I copy the item and paste into the dedicated library.

,

Great that it's working, not so great re the chromebook... :-(

Hope you get that sorted out easily.


Says me, still looking at a 1TB SSD that has been sitting on the desk
for nearly a month, I've been intending to pop it into the Linux box, but
dreading the thought of all the messing about doing a complete reinstall
rather than a simple upgrade.

(Needed because of a couple of very daft operator errors)

Something to do while not looking at the TV repeats over Xmas I expect

:-)

Andy



On Mon, 09 Dec 2019 13:24:01 -0800
"Ian Bell" <ianthompsonbell@...> wrote:

Hi Andy,

Thanks for the help. I got it sorted. It works fine on my main PC which is running 5.1.5. under Ubuntu. However, I was trying it out on my Chromebook (under Linux) and it turns out the version there is only 5.0 and the symbol editor dialogs are completely different and basically do not work. Now I need to figure out how to get my Chromebook up to 5.1.5

Cheers

Ian

Hi Andy,

Thanks for the help. I got it sorted. It works fine on my main PC which is running 5.1.5. under Ubuntu. However, I was trying it out on my Chromebook (under Linux) and it turns out the version there is only 5.0 and the symbol editor dialogs are completely different and basically do not work. Now I need to figure out how to get my Chromebook up to 5.1.5

Cheers

Ian

prob getting ourselves mixed up somewhere.

From a cold start - this is what i did to create a new symbol library
called "fred" and copy an existing symbol into it.


open symbol editor

file > new library > [select location / create folder etc. and give lib
a name "fred" select save
add it to the global table in the requester that pops up
library "fred" is now created

"fred" should now appear in the library list on the left hand side of the
symbol editor

select a library with the symbol you want to add to library "fred"
e.g. 4xxx, 4001

file > save as
select library "fred" from the "Save Copy of Symbol" pop up window

either keep the same name or give it a new one. I left the same name

select save

that's it for the copy process.

There is one other operation you will need to do however.

Once you have copied all the symbols you want to, you then need to ensure
that the library is saved to disk. In the list it will have a "*" against
it in my setup (linux) it's also highlighted in blue - indicating that
the library has been changed and needs saving

Right click on "fred" and select save.

Hope this gets you going.

Andy


On Mon, 9 Dec 2019 16:10:50 +0000
"Ian Bell" <ianthompsonbell@...> wrote:

The trouble I am having with this, Andy, is that when you save the symbol
to the new library it says this library already exists and if I go ahead it
will be overwritten. What I want to do is *add* the symbol to this library
rather than replace it.

Cheers

Ian

On Mon, 9 Dec 2019 at 14:58, Andy Eskelson <andygio@...> wrote:

OK,

Use the symbol editor and load the symbol you want to put onto your
new lib.

Then select "save as" from the file menu. Select your own lib from the
list that pops up and then save.

Job done

Andy








On Mon, 09 Dec 2019 04:13:51 -0800
"Ian Bell" <ianthompsonbell@...> wrote:

OK, I am having some trouble with this. The first step " Open the symbol

editor and select new library, give it a name etc and use

it as you would any other library." I have done.

I get stuck on the second step. You said " As you have already designed

some symbols load each one up, change the

working library to your new lib and resave."

I can find know way to load a symbol into this new library. Import

symbol does not work, it says the symbol already exists in antorher
library. So what exactly do you mean by "load them up"?

Cheers

Ian

OK,

Use the symbol editor and load the symbol you want to put onto your
new lib.

Then select "save as" from the file menu. Select your own lib from the
list that pops up and then save.

Job done

Andy








On Mon, 09 Dec 2019 04:13:51 -0800
"Ian Bell" <ianthompsonbell@...> wrote:

OK, I am having some trouble with this. The first step " Open the symbol editor and select new library, give it a name etc and use
it as you would any other library." I have done.

I get stuck on the second step. You said " As you have already designed some symbols load each one up, change the
working library to your new lib and resave."

I can find know way to load a symbol into this new library. Import symbol does not work, it says the symbol already exists in antorher library. So what exactly do you mean by "load them up"?

Cheers

Ian

Hi Ian,

Kicad libraries can be stored in any folder of your hard disk, or even on a server.

There is no difference from official (standard) libraries and any other one.

In my case, I always use my own libraries. I keep a copy of the offical libraries in my home disk because I use them as a starting point to make my own symbols and footprints.

Just copy your libraries to the desired folder.
Remember that a symbol library is a file with the .lib extension while a footprint library is a folder whose name ends with .pretty and each footprint is an independent file with the extension .kicad_mod

For a more automatic path there are some evironment variables you can find under "configure paths" menu.

KICAD_SYMBOL_DIR for symbols
KISYSMOD for footprints

Set these environment variables to point to the folder you have your libraries.

Regards,
Pedro.

OK, I am having some trouble with this. The first step "Open the symbol editor and select new library, give it a name etc and use
it as you would any other library." I have done.

I get stuck on the second step. You said "As you have already designed some symbols load each one up, change the
working library to your new lib and resave."

I can find know way to load a symbol into this new library. Import symbol does not work, it says the symbol already exists in antorher library. So what exactly do you mean by "load them up"?

Cheers

Ian

Thanks Andy. That seems straightforward. I will give it a go.

Cheers

Ian

Open the symbol editor and select new library, give it a name etc and use
it as you would any other library.

As you have already designed some symbols load each one up, change the
working library to your new lib and resave.

Remember to add your new lib to the main lib system via preferences
manage symbol libs

The same process can be used for footprints.

Andy





On Sun, 08 Dec 2019 14:41:59 -0800
"Ian Bell" <ianthompsonbell@...> wrote:

I use a lot of components not in the standard Kicad libraries and I use them a lot. I also use a small subset of the standard libraries all the time. What I would like to do is hold all these symbols and footprints under a single folder and refer to each by a single path instead of the standard libraries. How do I do this? There are lots of tutorials about creating components but none about creating a library of them.

Cheers

Ian

I use a lot of components not in the standard Kicad libraries and I use them a lot. I also use a small subset of the standard libraries all the time. What I would like to do is hold all these symbols and footprints under a single folder and refer to each by a single path instead of the standard libraries. How do I do this? There are lots of tutorials about creating components but none about creating a library of them.

Cheers

Ian

Dear all,


I searched for the tool like this, but haven't find a suitable
solutions, so I rolled my own. Any feedbacks are welcome.




Best,
Levente

I do not understand how this helps. I tried moving the grid origin. All that happens is the symbol for the grid origin moves to this point. Absolute coordinates displayed in the status bar are still relative to the page origin. Relative ones still work as they did. Nothing seems to have changed but the position of the origin symbol.

Cheers

Ian

To place exactly my components and controls, I draw a small cross somewhere and I set my Grid Origin at this point. And I'm able to succesfully work with both Imperial and Metric this way.

"Ian" == Ian Bell <ianthompsonbell@...> writes:

Ian> [Edited Message Follows]
Ian> Yes, I am using version 5. I will file a bug report.

Nice.

Ian> Edit: I just checked the bug list and it is already reported. It
Ian> is listed as "fix committed" so presumably it will appear in a
Ian> release before too long.

Excellent! Thanks for confirming this.

Yes, I am using version 5. I will file a bug report.

Edit: I just checked the bug list and it is already reported. It is listed as "fix committed" so presumably it will appear in a release before too long.

Cheers

Ian

I do not know. Maybe if I left in a text field instead of a line field and set it to space it would work. I will try it out and let you know.

Cheers

Ian

"Dan" == Dan Kemppainen <dan@...> writes:

Dan> All,
Dan> One of the big issues is the ability to do true curves and arcs at all
Dan> (and easily) in the traces. At least the last time I looked, that wasn't
Dan> possible. (One round board in particular we have has 1629 components,
Dan> and over 5100 nets, many of which are curved).

Dan> As for the import of eagle boards and schematics, they were from
Dan> version 7 .xml format board and schematic files. A lot of the
Dan> parts are custom and the boards contain curved traces and
Dan> arcs. Just the raw number of components, combined with blind and
Dan> buried vias and difficulty in specifying board stackup, annular
Dan> ring specification, and curves made kicad just blow up. (This was
Dan> a version 4 copy, so maybe version 5 is worth a try...)

Version 5.x is *much* better at imports. I tried importing an eagle
project in x4.x and it crapped out too. Please try v5.0.4 (I think
that's the latest) on one of your board and let us know how it goes.

Dan> Issues with bad libraries were also a big concern. I worked on a
Dan> project where someone built a board in KiCAD with some of the
Dan> messed up libraries. It cost real money and time to fix
Dan> those. (For hobbyists that spend a few $$ on boards, not a big
Dan> deal. On a few thousand dollar board order it hurts, and the
Dan> number of weeks to correct and reorder hurts). That's the sort
Dan> of stuff I have to avoid.

This I can't comment on, but that speaks more to your library control
than to KiCad. It just knows what gets put in there. But I'm a newb
too when it comes to KiCad for big projects, much less big board
designs in general! I'm just happy at how KiCad let me make my own
boards pretty darn easily.

Dan> Basically, a couple of years back I had a very helpful email exchange
Dan> with Wayne. Most of the concerns are on the roadmap, just a few years
Dan> out. My participation in this list relates to 'keeping an eye' on
Dan> progress and potential problems. (The emails keep it in my mind, and
Dan> allow me to gauge progress).

Dan> As I said, we're patiently waiting. I really hope that KiCAD gets there.
Dan> I think it will, in time.

Dan> Dan




Dan> On 11/19/2019 10:05 PM, John Stoffel wrote:

"Dan" == Dan Kemppainen <dan@...> writes:

Dan> We're patiently waiting for KiCAD to include the features we need. Right
Dan> now it's not there. Most of the stuff is on the roadmap in the next few
Dan> years. Some things not, so we'll see.

Dan> It would be nice if KiCAD could import any of 1000+ eagle boards
Dan> we have. Most of these boards are complex enough in terms of
Dan> geometry and routes that KiCAD just runs away screaming! lol.

I've had more success with KiCAD 5 importing eagle boards. Are all of
these boards from current versions of Eagle, or are the from a variety
of releases?

It might be nice if you could file bug reports and maybe even let the
devs see the problem boards os they can find and fix the problems.

John

Dan>