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kicad:footprint_management [2013/06/26 02:50] – [System footprint libraries] mithatkicad:footprint_management [2013/06/26 02:53] – [Adding a third-party footprint library to a project] mithat
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 ==== Adding a third-party footprint library to a project ==== ==== 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 defaultI 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".))   - 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".))
kicad/footprint_management.txt · Last modified: 2018/09/09 14:12 by mithat

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