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how to copy a symbol

e14 Contributor

Is it possible to copy an existing library-symbol to another name so I

can use it as a starting point afterwards for editing and making a

different package with it?

 

regards,

hugo

p.s. my apologies to Michael Cooper for "stealing his thread", it

happened by accident

 

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  • On 9/22/2011 6:12 AM, Hugo Coolens wrote:

    Is it possible to copy an existing library-symbol to another name so I

    can use it as a starting point afterwards for editing and making a

    different package with it?

     

    regards,

    hugo

    p.s. my apologies to Michael Cooper for "stealing his thread", it

    happened by accident

     

    Open the library editor and open/create a library

    Go to the Control Panel (..the eagle control panel not the windows one)

    Expand the libraries tab and browse to the symbol/part that you want

    Right click and select the "Copy to Library" option ...this copies the

    part/symbol/package to your new library

     

     

     

     

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  • On 9/22/2011 6:12 AM, Hugo Coolens wrote:

    Is it possible to copy an existing library-symbol to another name so I

    can use it as a starting point afterwards for editing and making a

    different package with it?

     

    regards,

    hugo

    p.s. my apologies to Michael Cooper for "stealing his thread", it

    happened by accident

     

    Open the library editor and open/create a library

    Go to the Control Panel (..the eagle control panel not the windows one)

    Expand the libraries tab and browse to the symbol/part that you want

    Right click and select the "Copy to Library" option ...this copies the

    part/symbol/package to your new library

     

     

     

     

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    Jim Littlefield wrote:

    >On 9/22/2011 6:12 AM, Hugo Coolens wrote:

    >> Is it possible to copy an existing library-symbol to another name so I

    >> can use it as a starting point afterwards for editing and making a

    >> different package with it?

    >Open the library editor and open/create a library

    >Go to the Control Panel (..the eagle control panel not the windows one)

    >Expand the libraries tab and browse to the symbol/part that you want

    >Right click and select the "Copy to Library" option ...this copies the

    >part/symbol/package to your new library

     

    symbols can not be copied separately.

     

    You will need to copy a device that uses the symbol you want.

    That will copy all packages and symbols used by that device too, so

    you will have to clean up afterwards.

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    Lorenz