Pitor, Great thought. I can get to “Configure Paths and Preferences” but there is no option for “Manage Footprint Libraries” I’ll attach a couple screenshots. BTW, the JST connector in the list is the one that I added to finish the project.
OK. So from those screenshots:
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The Configure Paths part looks fine.
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You are showing the Project Specific Libraries tab in the Manage Footprint Libraries dialog. Please also show the Global Libraries tab.
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In the Project Specific Libraries, the rows “lib” and “library” are incorrect and should be removed: First, paths in Program Files/KiCad should generally never be added to project-specific libraries. Second, neither of these is a valid path to a footprint library that ships with KiCad.
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KiCad footprint libraries (not symbol libraries) are folders (not files) that end with a
.pretty. So the fourth entry,JST 2 pinlooks like a proper footprint library. The first entry,Voltage regulatordoes not. -
While the
JST 2 pinlibrary looks like a valid footprint library, its path is odd, it is inside thebackupsfolder for your project. This is probably a mistake and I recommend moving it so that it is not inside thebackupsfolder.
It matter’s on my Mac! And, as I recall, Windows doesn’t like Forward slashes
Spaces definitely do not matter (spaces in paths are fine)
I would have to check a Windows machine to check if the slashes matter there. If so, that’s a bug that could be fixed, but OP is using 7.0 so it doesn’t matter anyway.
The plot thickens. I did a complete search for .pretty files in all drives and nothing was returned. Strange. Here is the directory structure…
I dumped the JST footprint where I did out of desperation in an attempt to get one step closer to finish the project. I will move it when I get the non existent sorted out. Right now I wouldn’t know where to put it.
The lib folder is not for symbol/footprint libraries. Those should be in the share folder.
Again, please show a screenshot of your global footprint library table.
Project-specific libraries can just go directly in the project folder (or anywhere else)
Global libraries you have added normally would go in your Documents folder, but can go on some other place where you store files if you want. The only place they should not go is inside the KiCad application directory in Program Files.
Ah, hah. Getting closer, now we know that they exist! I will now fix the slashes that BlackCoffee Recommended.
OK, well I wish you good luck, but it is hard to give someone help who is ignoring suggestions and requests for clarification
I can’t / won’t speak for anybody’s system but, I do know about my System…
We still have not seen the library table file, but I can almost guarantee it is the problem. A lot of people are suggesting things in this thread that are meant to be helpful, but ultimately not related to the actual problem.
Gearbreaker’s description was incorrect, they did not know where to look in order to state that there were no library files to be found.
Sure, Kicad has changed several things but, I stick with the Info from earlier Documentation because it works…
After 1h+ I logged here and noticed your post (was informed that someone answered to me). I answered without noticing that in the meantime there was a longer discussion (not often happens on Saturdays).
For me ‘no library files to be found’ means that whole PC was searched by some program for *.pretty files.
I’m not ignoring suggestions. People have posted many and finding where to go and how to do things is a rather slow process for me. I am doing searches on the internet to keep from asking dumb questions here. Much of this is new to me and I am trying to keep peoples suggestions organized in my mind as they are all very different. From what I have seen and read, it may be a problem with the path now that I have found the files. I have to run off for a while now but please don’t think I am blowing you off. I more than appreciate everyones help here and wouldn’t know where to start on my own.
I agree it is confusing that people have posted many things in this thread. Unfortunately most of them are not directly getting at the problem you are facing.
We need to see your global footprint library table (a screenshot of the Global Libraries tab of the Manage Footprint Libraries dialog). It is almost certainly wrong (your project library table is definitely wrong, as I mentioned above). If this is the case, fixing both your library tables will fix your missing footprints. doing anything else, such as reinstalling KiCad or changing paths, will not fix the problem.
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May be deleting the whole configuration and then at first run accepting to use standard libraries will be a good starting point.
It would be very helpful to see a screenshot of the current state of the configuration first instead of just deleting things. Deleting the file is one way, but not the only way, to “fix” a broken library table.
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