Andy Eskelson wrote: >> It would be good if this went a step further along the line of your >> thoughts: That used library parts become part of the schematic (and >> maybe layout as well). This is what Eagle does. Very nice: I receive a >> schematic from someone else to check, it loads 100% correct because all >> the lib parts are inside the file. Regardless of my own libraries. You >> can even extract the lib parts from that schematic if you wanted to. >> >> [...] >> >> -- >> Regards, Joerg >> >> http://www.analogconsultants.com/ >> >> "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. >> Use another domain or send PM. > > Kicad saves a file called projectname.cache.lib which is a backup of the > components used in the project. If I understand the system correctly, the > board file contains copies of the modules, so you do have all the parts > needed. > > If you open the module editor you can load a module from the current > board, and with the lib editor you can select the projectname.cache.lib > > I expect these files are included when you archive a project (I've never > done that) I normally simple save the entrire project directory and move > that around. (I also prefer to make a directory for each project rather > than put lots of projects into a single directory, I find that makes > things easier to manage. >
Yes, that could be the method but you'd have to send the whole directory. I only tried to use schematics, not projects, and there it didn't work without the proper libraries. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/
