[kicad-users] KiCAD library manager [1 Attachment]

2010-06-06 Thread Karakai Andras
Hi everyone! I have written a very small TCL GUI application for managing libraries. It is in very early stage, but maybe it will be useful for the group! It can create, copy delete and rename library elements. It is able to edit one library element in text mode. The script doesn't handle the comm

Re: [kicad-users] Kicad library project

2009-09-14 Thread al davis
On Saturday 12 September 2009, Greg Dyess wrote: > As an aside, has anyone considered using XML for all these > files?tomatos> It's a standard format that has > parsers/generators/checkers readily available. A schema for > Kicad's file formats could easily be written and then > automated/

Re: [kicad-users] Kicad library project

2009-09-13 Thread Donald H Locker
I would also recommend including links to the reference documents in the final xml. That way, anyone with questions can follow the trail. And there will be questons. Donald. Werner Almesberger wrote: > Bernd Wiebus wrote: >> First you will need footprints for devices with 1 terminal [...] >>

Re: [kicad-users] Kicad library project

2009-09-13 Thread Werner Almesberger
Bernd Wiebus wrote: > First you will need footprints for devices with 1 terminal [...] > This will be easy. I would recommend to tackle difficult parts as soon as possible (i.e., once you feel comfortable with the tools). A process that works well for simple parts may fail horribly for more comple

Re: [kicad-users] Kicad library project

2009-09-13 Thread Werner Almesberger
Philip Pemberton wrote: >I'm toying with the idea of building a completely new set of > libraries for Kicad That's the approach we've also chosen in the gta02-core project. Our motivation for redoing things from scratch was that - tracing back existing designs to their origins (vendor docume

Re: [kicad-users] Kicad library project

2009-09-12 Thread Bernd Wiebus
Hello group, hello Phil. >I'm toying with the idea of building a completely new set of > libraries for Kicad (and possibly EAGLE as well). Yes. this is the reason i startet making the library i loaded up the last days, and therefor i got strangled by the symbol editor (because i created sy

Re: [kicad-users] Kicad library project

2009-09-12 Thread Greg Dyess
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 7:55:07 AM Subject: [kicad-users] Kicad library project Hi guys,   I'm toying with the idea of building a completely new set of libraries for Kicad (and possibly EAGLE as well). This all stems from the fact that no CAD package I've used thus far has had what I&

[kicad-users] Kicad library project

2009-09-12 Thread Philip Pemberton
Hi guys, I'm toying with the idea of building a completely new set of libraries for Kicad (and possibly EAGLE as well). This all stems from the fact that no CAD package I've used thus far has had what I'd call a "decent" set of libraries, and IMHO it's gotten to the point where something rea

Re: [kicad-users] Kicad library collection; global online database; filtered by supervisor

2009-08-13 Thread abhijit biswas
Thanks for this info. I shall try that. --- On Thu, 13/8/09, Andy Eskelson wrote: From: Andy Eskelson Subject: Re: [kicad-users] Kicad library collection; global online database; filtered by supervisor To: kicad-users@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, 13 August, 2009, 2:29 AM

Re: [kicad-users] Kicad library collection; global online database; filtered by supervisor

2009-08-12 Thread Andy Eskelson
; From: Andy Eskelson > Subject: Re: [kicad-users] Kicad library collection; global online database; > filtered by supervisor > To: kicad-users@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wednesday, 12 August, 2009, 9:39 PM > > > > > > >   > > > > > >

Re: [kicad-users] Kicad library collection; global online database; filtered by supervisor

2009-08-12 Thread abhijit biswas
I have spotted the cache files. So if I am coping that also in new system the schematic will come correctly. Is there any way to save the new component in the new system from cache. --- On Wed, 12/8/09, Andy Eskelson wrote: From: Andy Eskelson Subject: Re: [kicad-users] Kicad library

Re: [kicad-users] Kicad library collection; global online database; filtered by supervisor

2009-08-12 Thread Andy Eskelson
the component > available on that systems library. This will help to recover a component from > schematic if it is lost. > >   > > > --- On Tue, 11/8/09, Andy Eskelson wrote: > > From: Andy Eskelson > Subject: Re: [kicad-users] Kicad library collection; global onl

Re: [kicad-users] Kicad library collection; global online database; filtered by supervisor

2009-08-12 Thread abhijit biswas
: [kicad-users] Kicad library collection; global online database; filtered by supervisor To: kicad-users@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, 11 August, 2009, 10:50 PM   You should always save YOUR libs and modules to your own private library. That's basic file s

Re: [kicad-users] Kicad library collection; global online database; filtered by supervisor

2009-08-11 Thread Andy Eskelson
You should always save YOUR libs and modules to your own private library. That's basic file safety. Next problem is that different people will have different ideas as to what any particular device should look like. A simple example from the list from the past few days is the symbols for a resistor

[kicad-users] Kicad library collection; global online database; filtered by supervisor

2009-08-11 Thread abhijit biswas
I feel in kicad there should be a option to update the library on-line. As a professional PCB designer when ever I am creating a new component in my library I am in doubt where to save it. if I am adding a component say L293D I am in doubt should I save it to my extra library or should I save it

Re: [kicad-users] Kicad library

2009-02-10 Thread Dan Andersson
On Tuesday 10 February 2009 10:58:38 wanghs17 wrote: > Hi, > > I'm novice in using KiCad and i would like > 1 - to if it's possible to add news libraries in KiCad, how will I do > it? > Yes. There are two ways. Download Kicad native libraries from webpages or download and convert Eagle librari

[kicad-users] Kicad library

2009-02-10 Thread wanghs17
Hi, I'm novice in using KiCad and i would like 1 - to if it's possible to add news libraries in KiCad, how will I do it? SO* 2 - Is it possible to create news components on KiCad,what is the process? Then*** 3 - Ii it possible to convert KiCad fi

[kicad-users] Kicad Library Expansion

2007-10-07 Thread pixeltje
Can somebody explain to me how to download the library components provided by www.kicadlib.org and extract these library files in the correct kicad directories. I am using Windows version of Kicad.

Re: [kicad-users] KiCad Library Manager v1.1.0

2006-04-11 Thread Mitch Bradley
The listing is a good start, and very attractive. The following is based on my experience as the developer of a web-based database interface. As the listing grows in size, the format will begin to suffer from the following problems: a) The information is very sparse, so finding anything will

[kicad-users] KiCad Library Manager v1.1.0

2006-04-11 Thread Juan Pablo
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 It does: 1) Generates lists as in the attach. 2) Debugs the project libraries which have some erros (missing components in the index, comments about missing components, signature inconsistencies, etc..) It was made by Salvador Tropea and it is publis