Hello! I am using Library Loader to download directly from Mouser the symbols and footprints of components. Unfortunately, KiCad is able to detect the symbol library but not the footprint library. Has anybody encountered this same problem?
Could you give us the library or at least its link?
Hi Pedro, basically, the Library Loader plug-in creates a library to which you download both the symbol and footprint from components directly from websites (e.g Mouser).
These Library Loader “libraries” are in the corresponding folder but when I launch Kicad to use them, I can only find the symbol library. The footprint library (*.mod) appears to be unreadable or missing.
Does this clarify?
The .mod format is obsolete, pre-v4.x.x
Anyway, it can be loaded as any other pcbnew library. The file is a library itself, no need to be placed into a .pretty folder.
You may want to contact the maker of that plugin. (I was unaware of it until you opened this thread.)
After an internet search I found that it is a 3rd party plugin. As a 3rd party plugin, it isn’t directly supported by anyone involved with KiCad. Now, this is a Users forum (only occasional involvement from some of the developers, participation here isn’t a requirement of the developers). The lack of answers you are getting is probably due to other users not being aware of it.
What version of KiCad are you using? If you are on KiCad 5.x have you followed the instructions on SamacSys’s website here:
I quickly reviewed the instructions and don’t notice anything that is obviously amiss…
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