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Creating a new footprint library

Introduction Where should i place my new library? Further reading: Library management in KiCad version 5 This depends on your personal preference. KiCad does not care where you place your libs as long as your operating system allows you to write to the selected location. If the library will be used to store project specific footprints then it makes sense to place the library file somewhere under the project directory. All other libs are best collected into a single directory that is somewhere…

Tutorial: How to make a footprint in KiCad 5.1.x?

Disclaimer: Screenshots taken in a nightly from after the 5.0.0-rc2 tag. (KiCad 5 will look very similar but there will be slight differences in KiCad 4) The official docu gives a few hints about how kicads footprint editor works. Other FAQ articles worth reading: What is the difference between footprints and symbols? How does KiCad know which symbol pin represents which pad of the footprint? Creating a new footprint library Tutorial: How to check footprint correctness? (Workaround for missi…