Thanks, Steven. I think I've
got that far, but I'm still in deep trouble.If I try to make a
new symbol, I get? 'AD736' superimposed on 'U' in large
immovable letters, right where I want to put the rectangle to
build the symbol round. If I try to modify the NE555 symbol
instead, changing the name to AD736, the symbol is
uneditable.? I seem to be balked at every junction.
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Rayleigh, Essex UK
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On 2023-03-29 21:41, Steven A. Falco
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other point - if you create a new library from within the
schematic editor, it will give you a choice of "Global" or
"Project".? If you choose "Global" it should again put the library
into a path like what I showed.? If you choose "Project" it will
put it into the folder of whatever project you have open.
As a demo, I created a project called "test" and I told KiCad to
put the project into
C:\Users\sfalco\Documents\KiCad\6.0\projects\test.? I then created
a symbol library called "try" owned by the project, rather than
being global.? As you can see in the attached Windows File
Explorer screenshot, file "try.kicad_sym" was created in the
"test" folder (circled in red).
On 3/29/23 04:21 PM, John Woodgate wrote:
The screenshot came through. Thank you. I
have found the folder \Documents\KiCad\6.0. All its sub-folders
are empty.? I downloaded the Schematic Editor 6.0 English
Documentation KiCad.htm, but I didn't find any mention of a
KiCad folder being in Documents.? I may have missed a reference.
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Rayleigh, Essex UK
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On 2023-03-29 21:07, Steven A. Falco wrote:
Yes - that doesn't make a lot of sense.?
As soon as you click "New Library" in the symbol editor, you
should get a dialog to save it, and that dialog should show
the path.? I'll try to attach a screen shot of what you should
see, but I don't know if groups.io allows attachments.? We'll
see.
????Steve
On 3/29/23 04:04 PM, John Woodgate wrote:
Admin rights usually allow writing to
app folders in Program files, but of course that's not
guaranteed, and in any case is dangerous. But it's odd that
I can create a library but not write to it!
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Rayleigh, Essex UK
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understand. Xunzi (340 - 245 BC)
On 2023-03-29 20:52, Reinier Gerritsen wrote:
That is probably in a subfolder from
c:\Program Files\KiCad where you have no rights to write.
Op 29-3-2023 om 21:29 schreef John Woodgate:
KiCad 6.0 on Windows 10. I didn't specify a path for
saving, I just added the new Library to the Library
folder.
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Best wishes John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only
Rayleigh, Essex UK
I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I
understand. Xunzi (340 - 245 BC)
On 2023-03-29 20:09, Steven A. Falco wrote:
Which version of KiCad are you
using?? Also, is this on Windows, Linux, or Mac?
I am using Linux, and by default KiCad saves to
~/.local/kicad/7.0, but I can specify a different path
if I prefer.
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