KiCADTutorialAddingLibraries - ha7ilm/opendous GitHub Wiki

This example will use the Opendous KiCAD libraries available through SVN or in the downloads section as KiCAD_Libraries-?.zip.

This quick tutorial is for an older version of KiCad. The KiCad website has many newer tutorials.

Adding Schematic Symbol Libraries

After starting or opening a project, run EEschema. Select Library from the Preferences menu:

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Click the Add button to insert a new library:

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Find opendous.lib in /library/ directory where you extracted KiCAD_Libraries-?.zip.

Click Save Cfg to save the configuration file for the current project:

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The library contents will now be available to your project. Check by opening the Library Browser

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And browse the new library contents:

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Adding Layout Footprint Libraries

After starting or opening a project, run PCBnew. Select Library from the Preferences menu:

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Click the Add button to insert a new library:

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Find opendous.mod in /modules/ directory where you extracted KiCAD_Libraries-?.zip.

The library contents will now be available to your project when running CVPCB, the schematic symbol to module linker. Click Save Cfg to save the configuration file for the current project:

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