No problem, you can be rude, I was prepared to have this kind of answer. I do have the tutorial. I do have already created a new component, but the micro manufacturer provides a library, and the micro has 100 pins, so 100 ways to make a mistake, so I would prefer using the manufacturer library which is more reliable that a component made by me.
But if it is not possible to import Orcad (or other soft) libraries, I will create the part my self, and then share my lib. A last detail : if you manage to create the part, rename all the pins with their functions in only 5 minutes, you are very strong! Thanks. Vincent --- In [email protected], Dan Andersson <d...@...> wrote: > > 3 Hours! > > Download the tutorial for making your own modules/symbols. 2 minutes > > Go thru the tutorial. 10 minutes > > Make your own symbol and module. 5 minutes > > These 17 minutes are an investment well worth your time! > > > Sorry if this sounds rude, it's not my intention! > > The symbol/module editor of KiCad is one of the best I've seen - even compared > with the really really expensive schematic capture/PCB design softwares. It's > really intuitive and easy to use. It's one of the strengths with KiCad. > > I do really (!) recommend you to look in the tutorial and after your first > symbol/module design, you have not problems with parts anymore. > > You can of course translate Orcads symbols but you just postpone the day when > you have to add a new part, not depending on Orcad, just the datasheet from > the supplier. > > If everyone of the KiCad users adhered to this, we would soon find Orcad and > other commercial packages looking at KiCad symbols... :) > > > //Dan, M0DFI > > > On Friday 13 February 2009 22:03:27 vincetatator wrote: > > Hello Kicad users, > > > > I'm trying to use Kicad for the first time. > > > > I don't find a kicad library for a component (lm3s6918 from luminary > > micro) i want to use. I found a library for Altium, for Orcad, for > > PADS logic but not for Kicad. > > > > > > I spend 3 hours looking for a way to convert an orcad library to a > > kicad one without success. > > > > Is it possible to do that? > > > > I'm using ubuntu 8.10, kicad 2007-11-29, and I can't use Orcad in my > > job office. > > > > Thanks a lot. > > > > Vincent >
