Name a new component in a library that already exist

[Thibaut_Sizun]

Hi everyone !

I am a new user of KiCAD and i just notice something weird when i create my first library in the component editor.

I create a component named TLC555 however this name is already used in another library.

So when I drop my component in Eeschema it choose the component of the other library instead of mine.

Does it happen to one of you ? Is it a normal issue ?

Thank

[Rene_Poschl]

For symbols the name must be unique over all libs. More details:

Any conflict with names of modules and libraries?

yes The following rules apply though: For symbols: A symbol needs to have a unique name over all symbol libraries. If you have two symbols with the same name in the same library, kicad will complain. If you have two symbols with the same name in different libs, kicad will use the one from the lib with the highest priority. (The priority is determined from the position of the library in the component lib dialog. See screenshot.) Something similar applies to symbol library names and directori…

[hermit]

Move your personal library to the top of the search list.

[Thibaut_Sizun]

Thank you for the information !