Sceneario: I have a Protel Design Database. Within the PCB I need to have a few "custom" footprints, but I do not want to add them to the master "PCB Footprints.lib" which is located within "Advpcb.ddb" that all databases reference. I do not want to modify that.
Lets just say that I made these footprints within a local library called "123.lib" which resides wihin the current database "abc.ddb". An alternate situation might be that I just "made" a local library "abc.lib" from the pcb "abc.pcb" within the database "abc.ddb" To make these libraries usable I have had to "add" them to the PCB design (or alternately a Schematic) using the "Add/Remove" tab under "Libraries". Problem here is, even though this/these libraries actually reside within the database, they have a location dependant address in the design, ie: C\MyProtel\Designs\???\???\???\abc.ddb\abc.lib . Or lets just for simplicity say that I want to make a design totally independant from the outside world, and reliant only on its libraries internal to the database, such that I can send it anywhere with it's own libraries and not be dependant on certain other libraries. One of the reasons that I might want to do this is to become impervious to problems with changes that might have been made within someone elses master "PCB Footprints.lib" located within their own "Advpcb.ddb" database. Another issue involved with this, and assuming I can do this, how do I get all of the footprints/symbols used in a PCB or Schematic to point back to the local library made using "Make Library" under the design tab, rather to other libraries located elsewhere which may have been used originally. I am probably overlooking something simple here that I should have learned in Basic Protel 101, but in essence, what I am really asking is how do I enter something on the order of " *\abc.lib", or something that says "check me first" or "use internal libraries" without making that local library address specific. In other words, how do I enter a normal "\*.lib" in the libraries list that is maintained in he database. JaMi ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
