Copying symbols

On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 17:47:48 +0100, "Richard Hince"

<rich_h@hotmail.com> wrote:

 

Dear Eagle user group

 

I tried to find some information on this but couldn't, so please excuse me

if this has been answered before.

 

I'd like to copy / paste a symbol (under a new name) in my own 'special

devices' library in order to modify it. However, I can't find any way of

making such a copy - is this possible?

There may be an easy way, but I only know of a convoluted way.  Make a

brand new library (Temp.lbr, for example).  Drag a device containing

the symbol you want to the new library.  Edit the new library and

rename the Device and the Symbol.  Delete all the packages from that

device.  Now you have a Device that has a Symbol and no packages.  Now

edit your Special Devices library and drag the (renamed) device to

your library.  Once you get it there, delete the device.  Now you have

a renamed Symbol, ready for you to modify it.  It was important that

you renamed the device too so that it would not over-write the device

with the same name in your good library.  Now you can delete Temp.lbr.

Robert Scott

Real-Time Specialties

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Richard Hince wrote on Thu, 09 April 2009 12:47

Dear Eagle user group

 

I tried to find some information on this but couldn't, so please excuse

me

if this has been answered before.

 

I'd like to copy / paste a symbol (under a new name) in my own 'special

devices' library in order to modify it. However, I can't find any way of

making such a copy - is this possible?

Hi Richard, yes there is a way to do this.

Go to source library

Open source symbol

turn on all layers

group everything

choose cut command and apply to group

open destination library

create or open destination symbol

choose paste

left click to place

Note:  the point where your right click to cut will be the origin when the

pasting happens, so choose wisely.

Cheers,

James.

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Thank you James and Robert - both suggestions work fine. Shame there isn't a

'copy symbol' (and package for that matter) but maybe there's a good reason

why not.

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Richard Hince wrote on Thu, 09 April 2009 12:47

Dear Eagle user group

 

I tried to find some information on this but couldn't, so please excuse

me

if this has been answered before.

 

I'd like to copy / paste a symbol (under a new name) in my own 'special

devices' library in order to modify it. However, I can't find any way of

making such a copy - is this possible?

 

Hi Richard, yes there is a way to do this.

 

 

Go to source library

Open source symbol

turn on all layers

group everything

choose cut command and apply to group

open destination library

create or open destination symbol

choose paste

left click to place

 

 

Note:  the point where your right click to cut will be the origin when the

pasting happens, so choose wisely.

 

Cheers,

 

James.

 

 

 

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Richard Hince schrieb:

Dear Eagle user group

 

I tried to find some information on this but couldn't, so please excuse me

if this has been answered before.

 

I'd like to copy / paste a symbol (under a new name) in my own 'special

devices' library in order to modify it. However, I can't find any way of

making such a copy - is this possible?

 

Thanks!

 

Richard

 

 

Whatever you do, do it in your own libraries!

Open a library or create new and KEEP OPEN.

In control panel / libraries pick a device with the wanted symbol.

Right klick it, choose 'copy to library' in the opening dialog.

Save the new lib and close it. That's all.

If you really want the symbol only, the fastest way to get rid of the

other 'garbage' is to export the new library as a .scr, open it with a

text editor, scratch the unwanted things and import the new file.scr

into a new lbr.

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