Find where the libs are installed in your package, typically it is /usr/local/kicad/share/
Under windows it will be program files/kicad... In the share directory there are a couple of directories library = this is where the eeschema parts live modules = this is where the PCBnew component outlines live Now a word of warning, if you reinstall kicad, these directories will get overwritten, so DO NOT store additional libs and modules directly in them. Create a couple of sub directories, mylibs and mymodules and put your extra stuff in there. Alternatively you can create these in your home directory and work from there. What you do next will depend on how you get the new packages. If they are already in the form of a library then just put the libs and mods into the correct folder and that's it. If they are individual parts then you need to create a library and import the part into it. Don't forget to save the lib. You do the same thing with the modules. Once that is done you then have to add the library to the project with preference > library > add , you then select your new lib and it will then become available to the project. You do the same thing with the modules by using the same sequence when using PCBnew. There is a section in the tutorial that describes the use of the libs and modules. It is worth working through that a couple of times just to get the hang of it. Andy On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:28:58 -0000 "richard.liberatoscioli" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello! > > I'm day one with Kicad. > > How do I install the optional libraries from Kicad's homepage? > > (ie:Texas MSP430, all the 64 pins models) > > The footprints i'm looking for are: > 64QFN > 64VQFN > (may be one in the same) > > Thanks! > > > > ------------------------------------ > > 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 > > >
