No components visible in the add menu. (freeware version)

On 7/19/2012 6:57 AM, Marco Prata wrote:

Hi

 

Just starting up with eagle.

 

I've tried to follow the tutorials but i have hit a snag.

 

When i press the add button in a schematic no components show up.

 

In the control pannel the directories for the libraries look good. I have even managed to add the sparkfun libraries, and they do show up under libraries.

 

But still nothing show ups when i press add.

 

Any help?

 

Regards

 

Hi Marco,

The libraries are inactive, to put them in EAGLE's active search list type:

USE *

When you click add the libraries should show up. If you have the
sparkfun library saved outside of the lbr folder then you'll have to put
it into use using the Library->

Use... pull down menu.

hth,

Jorge Garcia

Jorge Garcia wrote on Thu, 19 July 2012 10:12

On 7/19/2012 6:57 AM, Marco Prata wrote:

Hi

 

Just starting up with eagle.

 

I've tried to follow the tutorials but i have hit a snag.

 

When i press the add button in a schematic no components show up.

 

In the control pannel the directories for the libraries look good.

I have even managed to add the sparkfun libraries, and they do show up

under libraries.

 

But still nothing show ups when i press add.

 

Any help?

 

Regards

 

 

Hi Marco,

 

The libraries are inactive, to put them in EAGLE's active search list

type:

 

USE * <press enter key>

 

When you click add the libraries should show up. If you have the

sparkfun library saved outside of the lbr folder then you'll have to

put

it into use using the Library-> Use... pull down menu.

It's a bit more complicated than that.  In Control

Panel->Options->Directories there is a path that EAGLE uses to search for

libraries.  The "use *" command will look through these directories in

order.  If you have happened to change that entry then "use *" will only

find what is in the directories that are specified.

Cheers,

James.

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