Hi all, I skimmed through the FAQ’s looking for an answer. I didn’t find anything.
I’m using Library Loader and downloading part libraries from mouser for a few parts.
in the download it shows the symbol, a footprint, and a 3D view.
I tried to convert my schematic from diagram to PCB layout and none of the parts had a foot print assigned to them.
Has anybody had experience with this? If so, would you mind lending a little bit of guidance?
I’m not familiar with Library Loader, but these FAQ items might help. First is a basic one that might be all you need:
This is a shortened version of https://forum.kicad.info/t/library-management-in-kicad-version-5/14636 so if anything is not clear read the full lecture.
Here we also only describe a single way to add any given asset. Alternatives (more efficient in some circumstances) are described in the full lecture.
How to add a .kicad_mod file (single footprint)
Files with the file ending .kicad_mod represent the current footpritn file format. One such file contains a single footprint.
To get it availabl…
These next to go into depth on how KiCad handles libraries. They are important if you want to understand how the above FAQ entry works:
What are symbols
Symbols abstract the function of a component and communicates the interface of it to both KiCad and the person reading the schematic.
To to this it at least needs to define the connection points for the schematic with so called pins.
It is suggested to add some artwork to the symbol to do this effectively. The easiest symbol is a so called black box symbol. It simply surrounds the symbol with a box with every pin having a meaningful name shown.
For some symbol classes there a…
The full list of good FAQ entries is here for your future education:
Oh, you said you looked through the FAQ entries… So supposedly you have already seen the last link.
yes, I skimmed through that last link already. I may have missed something being new to this forum.
system
Closed
March 9, 2020, 12:26am
4
This topic was automatically closed 90 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.