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Copying Library Symbols

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Hi All,

 

I'm a new Eagle user, and I'm trying to make a custom library of the parts

I will be using the most. I'd like to take some of the existing symbols

(only) from libraries supplied with Eagle, and use them to create my own

library. I will be making the package, and device definitions myself while

using the these existing symbols.

 

Is this possible? It appears (from browsing the forum) that symbols are

somehow unique, and may need a 'Group-Copy-Paste' approach rather than a

'Right-click & Save to Library' or 'Drag-n-Drop' approach, but I have been

able to make anything work yet!

 

Thanks,

 

John

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  • Hi Joern,

     

    I'm going to agree and disagree with your analysis. Yes, editing the .scr

    file is not strictly an Eagle issue, but the need to do it this way surely

    is!

     

    I come from the "high priced spread" world of Pads-PCB. I recently

    purchased Eagle for my hobby use because of it's reputation, and it's

    perceived (to me!) power! Surely, it's a great tool, and the price point is

    hard to beat! That doesn't mean, however, that it does not have it's

    deficiencies. I had a relatively straight-forward task - use existing

    symbols to create new parts - and yet Eagle appeared to want to fight me

    every step of the way with a non-intuitive approach that was not for the

    faint-of-heart. It seems to me that this task ought to be a lot simpler

    than it is!

     

    Everyone probably wants to create their own libraries of commonly used

    parts, so I don't understand why the library routines seem reluctant to

    make this possible (easy?) without jumping through a number of hoops! In

    Pads-PCB, all objects (Symbols, Footprints, etc.) are available from

    anywhere to create new parts in custom libraries. I think this feature

    would be a big improvement to Eagle!

     

    Thanks,

     

    John 

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    Web access to CadSoft support forums at www.eaglecentral.ca.  Where the CadSoft EAGLE community meets.

     

  • in reply to Former Member

    Am 28.02.2011 23:28, schrieb jmorley@endeavour-usa.com:

    Hi Joern,

     

    I'm going to agree and disagree with your analysis. Yes, editing the .scr

    file is not strictly an Eagle issue, but the need to do it this way surely

    is!

     

    I come from the "high priced spread" world of Pads-PCB. I recently

    purchased Eagle for my hobby use because of it's reputation, and it's

    perceived (to me!) power! Surely, it's a great tool, and the price point is

    hard to beat! That doesn't mean, however, that it does not have it's

    deficiencies. I had a relatively straight-forward task - use existing

    symbols to create new parts - and yet Eagle appeared to want to fight me

    every step of the way with a non-intuitive approach that was not for the

    faint-of-heart. It seems to me that this task ought to be a lot simpler

    than it is!

     

    Everyone probably wants to create their own libraries of commonly used

    parts, so I don't understand why the library routines seem reluctant to

    make this possible (easy?) without jumping through a number of hoops! In

    Pads-PCB, all objects (Symbols, Footprints, etc.) are available from

    anywhere to create new parts in custom libraries. I think this feature

    would be a big improvement to Eagle!

     

    Thanks,

     

    John

     

    Straight symbol copying is not possible and usually not nessessary but

    you can easily copy packages or devices in eagle.The originator of this

    thread asked for an unusually solution and he got one. That's it for me.

     

    --

    Mit freundlichen Grüßen / With best regards

     

    Joern Paschedag

     

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  • in reply to Former Member

    Am 28.02.2011 23:28, schrieb jmorley@endeavour-usa.com:

    Hi Joern,

     

    I'm going to agree and disagree with your analysis. Yes, editing the .scr

    file is not strictly an Eagle issue, but the need to do it this way surely

    is!

     

    I come from the "high priced spread" world of Pads-PCB. I recently

    purchased Eagle for my hobby use because of it's reputation, and it's

    perceived (to me!) power! Surely, it's a great tool, and the price point is

    hard to beat! That doesn't mean, however, that it does not have it's

    deficiencies. I had a relatively straight-forward task - use existing

    symbols to create new parts - and yet Eagle appeared to want to fight me

    every step of the way with a non-intuitive approach that was not for the

    faint-of-heart. It seems to me that this task ought to be a lot simpler

    than it is!

     

    Everyone probably wants to create their own libraries of commonly used

    parts, so I don't understand why the library routines seem reluctant to

    make this possible (easy?) without jumping through a number of hoops! In

    Pads-PCB, all objects (Symbols, Footprints, etc.) are available from

    anywhere to create new parts in custom libraries. I think this feature

    would be a big improvement to Eagle!

     

    Thanks,

     

    John

     

    Straight symbol copying is not possible and usually not nessessary but

    you can easily copy packages or devices in eagle.The originator of this

    thread asked for an unusually solution and he got one. That's it for me.

     

    --

    Mit freundlichen Grüßen / With best regards

     

    Joern Paschedag

     

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