Re: Copying geometry from one board to another
Look at the properties of the connectors on board that you have laid out. That will tell you the x and y values. Use those values to position the connectors on the other board, (just enter them into the properties. (It may be easier to shift the second board well away from the grid origin, then position the two connector. Then you can move the board back again. ) Make sure that the zero point of each connector footprint is in the same place. Other methods, use the move command, that has a couple of relative move options, so you can place a footprint at a specified distance, which may be more convenient. Another method, make sure that you use the same grid for each board and that that it aligns up. Then you can simply place the footprints on the grid. Andy On Sun, 23 Apr 2023 19:22:24 +0200 "Axel Rau" <Axel.Rau@...> wrote: Hi all,
I have 2 boards with 2 pin headers and pin aockets, which should plug together. How can I transfer the position of the connectors from one layout to the other one?
Last ressort would be to manually place them with the measure tool.
Any help welcome, Axel --- PGP-Key: CDE74120 ? mobile: +49 160 7568212 computing @ chaos claudius
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Copying geometry from one board to another
Hi all,
I have 2 boards with 2 pin headers and pin aockets, which should plug together. How can I transfer the position of the connectors from one layout to the other one?
Last ressort would be to manually place them with the measure tool.
Any help welcome, Axel --- PGP-Key: CDE74120 ? mobile: +49 160 7568212 computing @ chaos claudius
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Re: netclass issue with the kicad 7
Also... I have not idea what controller you use, but usually R2 (and R3) have capacitors connected in parallel. Check your calculations.
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Re: netclass issue with the kicad 7
Good design practice - name critical nets with own name (e.g. FB)
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Re: netclass issue with the kicad 7
Hi Sándor
It seems like you have the resistors meet end-to-end and have the wire connect in the meeting point. I am not sure that works. What happens if you include a small piece of wire between the resistors that the branching wire can connect to?
/Poul
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netclass issue with the kicad 7
Hi,
I have a problem. I have switched from kicad 6 to kicad 7.
I have discovered a problem with the netclass.
In the schematic the kicad have add name to the track (NET-(U1-VOUT/FB)
But in the PCB editor ... the kicad have added (NET-(R2-Pad1) between the two resistors
I tried to update the pcb from the schematic but it did not change anything.
What is the problem?
Thank you for your help.
Br: Sándor
-- Best regards / ?dv?zlettel, Sándor Kovács Electrical Development Engineer AlbaPartiscum Kft. Tel: +36 30 419 54 48?? ? kovacs.sandor@...
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Re: New member I need help to create a symbol
Thank you very much.
======================================================================================
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 2023-03-30 18:25, Steven A. Falco
wrote:
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On
3/30/23 11:25 AM, John Woodgate wrote:
Not quite out of the wood, though. I
couldn't get the pin names to appear inside the symbol, even
though I checked carefully that the option was ticked. I've
overcome the problem by deleting the pin names, but I would like
to solve the issue rather than work around it.
Make sure you are putting the pins the right way around.? The
circle goes to the outside of the box.? So for pins on the left
side of the box, set the orientation to "right".? That is not
intuitive to me but that's how it works.? If you open an existing
part you can see how it was done.
Also, I see that 'native' KiCad symbols
have a yellow fill in the rectangle, but I don't see any option
to fill my symbol's rectangle.
Select the outline and right-click.? You should get a "Rect
Drawing Properties" dialog, and you can then select the "Fill
Style".
????Steve
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Re: New member I need help to create a symbol
On 3/30/23 11:25 AM, John Woodgate wrote: Not quite out of the wood, though. I couldn't get the pin names to appear inside the symbol, even though I checked carefully that the option was ticked. I've overcome the problem by deleting the pin names, but I would like to solve the issue rather than work around it. Make sure you are putting the pins the right way around. The circle goes to the outside of the box. So for pins on the left side of the box, set the orientation to "right". That is not intuitive to me but that's how it works. If you open an existing part you can see how it was done. Also, I see that 'native' KiCad symbols have a yellow fill in the rectangle, but I don't see any option to fill my symbol's rectangle. Select the outline and right-click. You should get a "Rect Drawing Properties" dialog, and you can then select the "Fill Style". Steve
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Re: New member I need help to create a symbol
Thanks, Mike. I don't have any
old libraries.
======================================================================================
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 22:48, Mike M wrote:
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Also see this thread. If you have old libraries and have not
migrated them they are read only:
--
Mike M
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Re: New member I need help to create a symbol
Not quite out of the wood,
though. I couldn't get the pin names to appear inside the
symbol, even though I checked carefully that the option was
ticked. I've overcome the problem by deleting the pin names,
but I would like to solve the issue rather than work around
it.
Also, I see that 'native' KiCad symbols have a
yellow fill in the rectangle, but I don't see any option to fill
my symbol's rectangle.
======================================================================================
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 2023-03-30 12:18, John Woodgate
wrote:
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Show quoted text
After carefully reading the
on-line Help, I have created a new symbol for the AD736.
Thank you all for your help.
======================================================================================
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 22:17, John Woodgate
wrote:
Thanks again, Steven. I
will study.
======================================================================================
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 22:07, Steven A.
Falco wrote:
One
thing that might cause that is the "snap grid".? I.e. if you
have a very large grid set, then you won't be able to move
things in small increments.? But it is definitely easy to move
everything.? Here is a continuation of my example.? I created
a symbol "jjj" within the "try" library, selected and moved
the jjj lettering.
I don't know if you are interested, but I recommend the course
available here:
It is not free, but it is excellent.? (Disclaimer - I have no
financial interest, yada yada)
????Steve
On 3/29/23 04:53 PM, John Woodgate wrote:
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.
======================================================================================
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 21:41, Steven A. Falco wrote:
One 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.
======================================================================================
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 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!
======================================================================================
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 20:52, 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.
======================================================================================
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.
--?
IDcircuits - RFID & Electronics
Het Halster 40
6581 JL Malden
The Netherlands
+31 633702492
r.gerritsen@...
|
Re: New member I need help to create a symbol
After carefully reading the
on-line Help, I have created a new symbol for the AD736. Thank
you all for your help.
======================================================================================
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 22:17, John Woodgate
wrote:
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Show quoted text
Thanks again, Steven. I will
study.
======================================================================================
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 22:07, Steven A. Falco
wrote:
One
thing that might cause that is the "snap grid".? I.e. if you
have a very large grid set, then you won't be able to move
things in small increments.? But it is definitely easy to move
everything.? Here is a continuation of my example.? I created a
symbol "jjj" within the "try" library, selected and moved the
jjj lettering.
I don't know if you are interested, but I recommend the course
available here:
It is not free, but it is excellent.? (Disclaimer - I have no
financial interest, yada yada)
????Steve
On 3/29/23 04:53 PM, John Woodgate wrote:
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.
======================================================================================
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 21:41, Steven A. Falco wrote:
One 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.
======================================================================================
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 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!
======================================================================================
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 20:52, 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.
======================================================================================
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.
--?
IDcircuits - RFID & Electronics
Het Halster 40
6581 JL Malden
The Netherlands
+31 633702492
r.gerritsen@...
|
Re: New member I need help to create a symbol
Also see this thread. If you have old libraries and have not migrated them they are read only:
-- Mike M
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Re: New member I need help to create a symbol
Thanks again, Steven. I will
study.
======================================================================================
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 22:07, Steven A. Falco
wrote:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
One
thing that might cause that is the "snap grid".? I.e. if you have
a very large grid set, then you won't be able to move things in
small increments.? But it is definitely easy to move everything.?
Here is a continuation of my example.? I created a symbol "jjj"
within the "try" library, selected and moved the jjj lettering.
I don't know if you are interested, but I recommend the course
available here:
It is not free, but it is excellent.? (Disclaimer - I have no
financial interest, yada yada)
????Steve
On 3/29/23 04:53 PM, John Woodgate wrote:
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.
======================================================================================
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 21:41, Steven A. Falco wrote:
One 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.
======================================================================================
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 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!
======================================================================================
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 20:52, 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.
======================================================================================
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.
--?
IDcircuits - RFID & Electronics
Het Halster 40
6581 JL Malden
The Netherlands
+31 633702492
r.gerritsen@...
|
Re: New member I need help to create a symbol
One thing that might cause that is the "snap grid". I.e. if you have a very large grid set, then you won't be able to move things in small increments. But it is definitely easy to move everything. Here is a continuation of my example. I created a symbol "jjj" within the "try" library, selected and moved the jjj lettering.
I don't know if you are interested, but I recommend the course available here:
It is not free, but it is excellent. (Disclaimer - I have no financial interest, yada yada)
Steve
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
On 3/29/23 04:53 PM, John Woodgate wrote: 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. ====================================================================================== Best wishes John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only www.woodjohn.uk 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 21:41, Steven A. Falco wrote:
One 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.
====================================================================================== Best wishes John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only www.woodjohn.uk 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 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!
====================================================================================== Best wishes John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only www.woodjohn.uk 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 20:52, 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.
====================================================================================== Best wishes John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only www.woodjohn.uk 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. -- IDcircuits - RFID & Electronics Het Halster 40 6581 JL Malden The Netherlands +31 633702492 www.idcircuits.com r.gerritsen@...
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Re: New member I need help to create a symbol
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.
======================================================================================
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 21:41, Steven A. Falco
wrote:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
One
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.
======================================================================================
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 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!
======================================================================================
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 20:52, 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.
======================================================================================
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.
--?
IDcircuits - RFID & Electronics
Het Halster 40
6581 JL Malden
The Netherlands
+31 633702492
r.gerritsen@...
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Re: New member I need help to create a symbol
Take a look at this thread on kicad.info
On 3/29/2023 3:50 PM, Steven A. Falco
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I just tried this on a Win11 virtual machine with KiCad 6.0.11.?
In the symbol editor I clicked "New Library" and it defaulted to
creating "RMS detector" in
C:\Users\sfalco\Documents\KiCad\6.0\symbols which is writable.? If
you are trying to add a library to the system library folder, that
might not be writable, but I don't see why KiCad would default to
that.
Do you get the option to select where to put the library?
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Re: New member I need help to create a symbol
One 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).
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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. ====================================================================================== Best wishes John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only www.woodjohn.uk 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 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!
====================================================================================== Best wishes John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only www.woodjohn.uk 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 20:52, 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.
====================================================================================== Best wishes John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only www.woodjohn.uk 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. -- IDcircuits - RFID & Electronics Het Halster 40 6581 JL Malden The Netherlands +31 633702492 www.idcircuits.com r.gerritsen@...
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Re: New member I need help to create a symbol
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.
======================================================================================
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 21:07, Steven A. Falco
wrote:
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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!
======================================================================================
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 20:52, 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.
======================================================================================
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.
--?
IDcircuits - RFID & Electronics
Het Halster 40
6581 JL Malden
The Netherlands
+31 633702492
r.gerritsen@...
|
Re: New member I need help to create a symbol
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
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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! ====================================================================================== Best wishes John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only www.woodjohn.uk 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 20:52, 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.
====================================================================================== Best wishes John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only www.woodjohn.uk 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. -- IDcircuits - RFID & Electronics Het Halster 40 6581 JL Malden The Netherlands +31 633702492 www.idcircuits.com r.gerritsen@...
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Re: New member I need help to create a symbol
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!
======================================================================================
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 20:52, Reinier Gerritsen
wrote:
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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.
======================================================================================
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.
--
IDcircuits - RFID & Electronics
Het Halster 40
6581 JL Malden
The Netherlands
+31 633702492
r.gerritsen@...
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