[SOLVED] Logos/Drawings in Eeschema

[der.ule]

Hello!

does anybody know how to import graphical symbols in Eeschema? Or are the ones in the library really drawn line by line ?

I would like to be able to do something like this in the schematic, but I could find how to do it in KiCAD.

Thanks!

[voytech]

In Kicad manager there is a bitmap to component converter. Load a bitmap, chose format to EEschema, press Export and type a filename for a new symbol library.

Kicad library format is simple, just a plain text:

EESchema-LIBRARY Version 2.3
#
# LOGO
# pixmap size w = 447, h = 356
#
DEF LOGO G 0 40 Y Y 1 F N
F0 "#G" 0 -1843 60 H I C CNN
F1 "LOGO" 0 1843 60 H I C CNN
DRAW
P 54 0 0 1 1495 ... F
P 44 0 0 1 1450 ... F
ENDDRAW
ENDDEF

you can even copy poly line (line starting with “P …”) to another library file using just a notepad. Format is so simple that can be generated with python script.

[der.ule]

Thanks a lot, I have been using the tool for a while for my footprints, but I never paid attention that it can also export symbols .

I created a temporary library, I used the library manager to copy the logo from the temporary library to the library I wanted and then I deleted the temporary library file. I all “just works”

[John_Pateman]

Just one thing to note - if you save your logo in the system libraries, it will get overwritten when/if you update KiCad. You should store your own assets in a personal library.

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 https://forum.kicad.info/t/how-to-get-a-downloaded-symbol-footprint-or-full-library-into-kicad/19485/ Summary KiCad does not automatically detect libraries! There is no special library locati…

[der.ule]

Thanks for the heads up John, I’m doing that with my symbols and footprints!