Hi All,
I have installed the new KiCad however as always, I am having trouble migrating my global libraries.
How Can i migrate libraries across version, so it keeps the correct library links and 3D model links? More is it possible to keep the library descriptions from previous versions?
I have more than 50 libraries so doing this manually is a pain
Well, the good news is you do not have to touch 3D. Those models are attached to the footprints in both your personal and Kicad libraries.
I keep all my schematic libraries in a single folder and footprint libraries in another folder, so all I need to do is use my operating system to duplicate and name the folders thereby preserving my old Version 8 libraries for posterity or whatever.
Finally, yes it is a bit of a pain loading the newly named folder of libraries into Kicad 9, but it really is only a 5 to 10 min. job for either Schema or PCB.
Once the “Manage Libraries” is opened it is a quick job to click the +, click the Path, click the folder at the RH end, double click the now showing library, then repeat.
When all the personal library paths are loaded, I go back and type in their nicknames.
I have 57 personal footprint and symbol libraries.
My method of creating and using personal libraries can be found in the FAQ section of this forum.