Hello Andy, Thanks for advice, it works!!
However, the management of new components is not so simple. I had difficulties to set-up new properties and to save it under a new name. Seems that the component manager keeps in memory what has been done on the "old" parts, despite my work on the property sheets and the like! 73' Gerard --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, Andy Eskelson <andyya...@...> wrote: > > In library editor: > > Open the device you want to work on. > > Draw a selection box around the lines and other things you want to copy > This will allow you to move the block. > > THEN RIGHT CLICK > > and from the context menu select copy block. > > That's it. > > I'm using the 2009 final on SUSE, I don't think that the newer version > works differently > > Andy > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 03 Jul 2010 12:32:23 -0000 > "gerard" <f6...@...> wrote: > > > I wish to create a new schematic component : DPDT. > > So I intend to start from a SPDT, duplicate it, rename the pins and > > save under the new name. > > > > Unfortunately I've been unable to copy twice the SPDT, I could only > > redraw completely the pins and all parts. > > If I select the SPDT as a bloc, there is a "copy" command with a right > > click, but nothing to paste the bloc somewhere else. > > > > Could someone help me? > > > > > > PS: I've used (very modestly) IRIS/ARES and Eagle, but KICAD is far less > > complicated to use, especially to create the components and to affect > > the modules to the components. > > Eagle has a huge library, but too big for ham use!! I prefer a small, > > and not so complete library, but easy to use!! > > Also I like the idea to create a schematic, and choose afterward which > > module to use. > > Thanks to the designer and to the user community. > > > > > > Best 73 from Gerard F6EEQ [=;] >
