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kicad:schematic_symbol_management [2016/04/20 15:27] – [KiCad Schematic Symbol Management] mithatkicad:schematic_symbol_management [2018/09/09 07:54] (current) mithat
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 ====== KiCad Schematic Symbol Management ====== ====== KiCad Schematic Symbol Management ======
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 The stuff here was written for versions of KiCad preceding 4.0. The latest versions of KiCad have introduced new library management features, rendering some of what follows obsolete. The stuff here was written for versions of KiCad preceding 4.0. The latest versions of KiCad have introduced new library management features, rendering some of what follows obsolete.
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 KiCad places schematic symbols into //component libraries//. Component libraries use the ''.lib'' extension. One ''.lib'' file typically contains definitions for several (usually related) components.  KiCad places schematic symbols into //component libraries//. Component libraries use the ''.lib'' extension. One ''.lib'' file typically contains definitions for several (usually related) components. 
  
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 KiCad uses the term "component" to mean "schematic symbol." KiCad uses the term "component" to mean "schematic symbol."
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 There are two kinds of libraries in KiCad: **component libraries** (i.e., schematic symbol libraries), which are stored in ''.lib'' files, and **footprint libraries**, which are stored in ''.mod'' files. Our concern here is with component libraries. There are two kinds of libraries in KiCad: **component libraries** (i.e., schematic symbol libraries), which are stored in ''.lib'' files, and **footprint libraries**, which are stored in ''.mod'' files. Our concern here is with component libraries.
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 You should add new components only to user component libraries. See [[#User component libraries]] below. You should add new components only to user component libraries. See [[#User component libraries]] below.
  
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 **Even though you can import components into system and third-party libraries, you are strongly advised against making any changes to system and third-party libraries.** **Even though you can import components into system and third-party libraries, you are strongly advised against making any changes to system and third-party libraries.**
  
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 For creating new components and for making changes to components in system or third-party component libraries, it is highly recommended that you use only libraries you have created yourself---what we will call //user libraries//. In other words, you should create new components only in user libraries, and components in system and third-party libraries that you wish to change should first be copied to a user library and edited there. For creating new components and for making changes to components in system or third-party component libraries, it is highly recommended that you use only libraries you have created yourself---what we will call //user libraries//. In other words, you should create new components only in user libraries, and components in system and third-party libraries that you wish to change should first be copied to a user library and edited there.
  
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 **Even though you can create/add/edit components in system and third-party libraries, you are strongly advised against making any changes to system and third-party libraries.** **Even though you can create/add/edit components in system and third-party libraries, you are strongly advised against making any changes to system and third-party libraries.**
  
kicad/schematic_symbol_management.txt · Last modified: 2018/09/09 07:54 by mithat

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