Paul, Confusing is an understatement.
Thanks for the advice. I will give that a try. The issue I expect to encounter is choosing the new file and the file name. It seems kicad has rules (kept secret) for directory and file names. -Denis On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 1:45 PM, Paul Mullen <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jul 08, 2018 at 04:29:45PM -0700, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > > The principal problem is that I want to modify two of the footprints > > and save them to a local library. I have read many discussions > > related to this issue, but I have not been able to duplicate the > > suggestions. I have not been able to create a local library. > > KiCad's interface can be very confusing. (That doesn't distinguish it > from other EDA tools, unfortunately.) I've found it's easiest to open > the footprint you wish to modify in the Footprint Editor tool, make > your desired changes, and then export to a new file > (File->Export->Footprint menu, or the associated toolbar button). > When you quit the Footprint Editor tool it will compain about unsaved > changes. Quit without saving; your changes have already been exported > to the new file. You will need to add the new footprint to your PCB > design before it can be used. > > > -- > Paul Mullen > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
