--- In [email protected], Andy Eskelson <andyya...@...> wrote: > > 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" <richard.liberatosci...@...> 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 > > > > > > >
Thank-you Andy! .... your explanation was great! Loading up libraries with no problem now!
