Adding a Connection Point

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Hey All, Hope you are all safe and healthy. Two quick questions for you.

  1. I am trying to add connection points for wires to attach to a PCB. I do not want to use a connector. I just want to solder the wires to the board. I have attached a partial of one I found online to illustrate what I would like and want to know where I find this in the schematic library? The circled area is what I am looking for.

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  2. I added a new symbol in my project library and now when I go to add a component, I no longer have access to my global library. What did I do wrong?

Thank you in advance.

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You could use the PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical part from the Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm KiCad built in library. That’s what I often do.

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You might want to read through the FAQ (Start Here) Frequently Asked Questions specifically

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I added a new symbol in my project library and now when I go to add a component, I no longer have access to my global library. What did I do wrong?

Not sure if anyone saw this in my first post?

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Too little information to answer that.

Why do you think i linked the FAQ article about library management?

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Sorry my bad. Doing too many things at the moment. I appreciate your help as always Rene.

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I think I have it fixed.All good. Thank you.

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Sorry, couldn’t follow. What did you do exactly to fix it?

Thanks in advance. Stay safe and healthy.

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There are two questions in this thread.

The lib problem is not really specified so you can not reasonably assume that you have a similar problem (if you have lib problems then make a new thread where you give us a lor more details). Or read the FAQ article.

If it is about conncting a wire to the pcb then read the other 3. Or again detail what exactly your question is.

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The library issue is resolved. I removed KICAD from my computer, removed all associated files that were in several locations in the background, put them where they belonged and then reinstalled a fresh new version of KICAD. Everything working as it should. I have also figured out my connection point problem so thank you for all the help.

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