Hi, You can actually clone a component quite easy. All you have to do is to select as working library the one in which you have the original component, then select for edit that original component. Change the Field value of the "Value" field to what you want your new component to be called and click "Save current loaded library on disk". That's it! Cristian
--- On Fri, 5/8/09, holman_michael <[email protected]> wrote: From: holman_michael <[email protected]> Subject: [kicad-users] I want to like it but... To: [email protected] Date: Friday, May 8, 2009, 11:28 PM One of my basic requirements for Schematic capture programs is easy creation and editing of library components. At first, this program looked promising, but I was very disappointed to see that I could not create a new part by starting with an existing one (no clone/copy etc. functionality). I don't even see how you rename a part. It's also strange that, unlike the schematic editor, the library editor has no menu bar (I know it has the icons but it's a little odd and limiting). I don't want to be critical since the program is quite an achievement for a single person, but I know from experience I will be wanting to clone many parts and I think the library interface will frustrate me. I also find the parts placement cumbersome and would prefer a scrollable toolbar like many programs use. It's a bit over the top to invoke a whole window to select a device. I suppose once you get a history list going it's not so bad assuming it saves that information. ------------------------------------ Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your question. Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of Kicad. Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to contribute your symbols/modules to the kicad library. For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-develYahoo! Groups Links
