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--- kicad:footprint_management [2013/06/26 02:49] – mithat
+++ kicad:footprint_management [2013/06/26 02:59] – [Footprints, modules, libraries] mithat
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-There are two kinds of libraries in KiCad: **footprint libraries**, which are stored in ''.mod'' files, and **component libraries** (i.e., schematic symbol libraries), which are stored in ''.lib'' files. Our concern here is with footprint libraries (stored in ''.mod'' files).
+There are two kinds of libraries in KiCad: **footprint libraries**, which are stored in ''.mod'' files, and **component libraries** (i.e., schematic symbol libraries), which are stored in ''.lib'' files. Our concern here is with footprint libraries.
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 ===== System footprint libraries =====
-KiCad ships with a large set of predefined system footprint libraries. The locations of these footprint libraries will depend on your operating system. PCBnew and CVpcb will let you use these system footprint libraries automatically. You can also (and often need to) supplement the system footprint libraries with third-party and user libraries.
+KiCad ships with a large set of predefined footprint libraries. The locations of these footprint libraries will depend on your operating system, but they are typically installed in a system level (rather than user level) subdirectory. PCBnew and CVpcb by default let you use these system footprint libraries automatically. You can also (and often need to) supplement the system footprint libraries with third-party and user libraries.
 ===== Third-party footprint libraries =====
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 ==== Adding a third-party footprint library to a project ====
-To use a third-party footprint library in your project, you must first make the library available to the project.((There is probably a way to configure KiCad to include access to additional libraries in new projects by default. I have yet to learn how to do it.))  The procedure is as follows:
+To use a third-party footprint library in your project, you must first make the library available to the project.((There is probably a way to configure KiCad to include access to additional libraries in new projects by default, but I have not yet looked into this.))  The procedure is as follows:
   - Place the ''.mod'' file in a location that makes sense.((It might make sense for you to create a file system outside your project for libraries, for example a folder called "kicad-libraries" that contains two additional folders: "third-party" and "personal".))