I use only global libraries (not related to any project) as I assume any symbol and footprint I define may be I’ll use in some other design.
In My KiCad working directory I have directories: _PcbLib and _SchLib and I put my libraries there.
For project specific libraries, I usually put the schematic symbol library in the same directory as the footprints.
I don’t use any global libraries, except for the KiCad standard libraries. Everything else gets copied into the project. I post my projects on GitHub, and I like them to be self-contained.
Thank you for all of you.
Does it matter that one file is SFW15R-2STE1LF.kicad_mod and the other 2021-12-01_17-44-51.lib. The lib-file name is just a date.
KiCad doesn’t care, I think. But for you if you will be searching for something it will be much easier if name will be descriptive. Specially if you will be doing it few years later and have many such files named by some past dates.
Can I just change lib-file name to something sensible, can it be so simple.
I am surprised with that question. I just decided how my libraries will be named and gave them my names. I’m not sure if it is just changing the lib file name. I have done that long time ago (with 4.0.7). But for footprint library it is just changing the directory name (of course you have to update your library list).
Some of my lib files are: C.lib (capacitors), D.lib (diodes), L.lib, R.lib, T.lib (transistors), LED.lib, Hole.lib, …
All my footprint directories are single letter names. Some of them: C.pretty, D.pretty, L.pretty, R.pretty, T.pretty, U.pretty (from Polish name for ICs), X.pretty (quartz), …
Yes, you can just rename the .lib file. (And if there is a corresponding .dcm file, rename it as well.)
It doesn’t matter what the file is called, as long as it is listed in your sym-lib-table file.
The file or component is now in the project specific components. I put the folder in two places, in C:\Program Files\KiCad\6.0\share\kicad\footprints and in C:\Users\LM10_64\Documents\KiCad\6.0\local.pretty and I am not sure what made it. Suddenly there were no errors, until I tried to update the PCB.
The layout part does not find the footprint: “Error: Cannot add J6 (footprint ‘CON15_1X15_DRB_SFW_JAE’ not found).”. There are SFW15R-2STE1LF.kicad_mod, SFW15R-2STE1LF.kicad_sym and SFW15R-2STE1LF.lib files in both directories.
But it sounds like you don’t have a CON15_1X15_DRB_SFW_JAE.kicad_mod file, which is what it’s looking for.
Do a search for my user name and cross platform, or something similar. I remember the pains that I had, but I’ve moved onto bigger pains.
Also, provide some screenshots if you want more help from me.
That made it. Thanks
I renamed the mod-file.
And now I have edit the footprint
For Sprig: Thank, yes in my former CAD creating new parts was also a pain/difficult.
And it works? Where do project files go?
I love this, I can’t fix the symbol, because it is read only.
Well, it DID.
On the stick!
But the stick should have a local folder on both machines that are synced.
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I’ll take a break. 20 characters minimum
In my opinion, the content is there, but it was not written for your specific application.
Dig in the mud as much as you need to dig in the mud.
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