Libraries multiple access

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I am now sure if you have seen this two FAQ by @Rene_Poschl, they are quite informative and help a lot with how to set up different scenarios.

Library management in KiCad version 5

Disclaimer: screenshots taken in nightly from between version 5.0 and 5.1. Version 5.0.x looks slightly different. Version 5.1.x will look like the screenshots show. This is a detailed lecture. If you want to know how to simply add some assets you downloaded to KiCad then you can read the shorter tutorial How to get a downloaded symbol, footprint or full library into KiCad version 5? Summary KiCad does not automatically detect libraries! There is no special library location (you might still ca…

Project and libary setup for sharing and collaboration (KiCad version 5)

Centralized (global) library setup Why would you use a global setup? The benefit of global libraries is that this type of setup scales very well with the number of managed projects and library assets. It is especially well suited for collaboration within a relatively stable team (example within a company). This includes sharing projects between different computers owned by you. In this case the one time effort required by every user to set up the central (global) library pays of during the prol…