Having trouble making library parts from others

On 1/25/2012 1:47 PM, rickford66 wrote:

Hi,

I'm trying to understand how to make a library part from another library part.  I can do it 1 piece at a time, but there should be a way to do it with the whole device, as shown on page 268-9 of the Eagle Version 6 manual.  I use the command line COPY 'AD712@C:\Program (mailto:'AD712@C:\Program) Files\EAGLE-6.1.0\lbr\analog-devices.lbr' AD8572NEW, but I get an error saying that it cannot find the part or library.  that is, "cannot find 'AD712@C:\Program (mailto:'AD712@C:\Program) Files\EAGLE-6.1.0\lbr\analog-devices.lbr'.  There must be a good way to do this.  I thought the manual was clear, until it didn't work.  Youtube has some videos on this but I wonder if they are from earlier versions of Eagle.  Ideally, I'd like to copy the entire device, including package variants if possible.  Any ideas on what I may be doing wrong?

Thanks.

 

Hi Rick,

There's several ways to copy components from one library to another.

Here's the one I find the simplest.

1. Open the destination library(the one you're going to copy into). The

library editor should open.

2. Go to the EAGLE control panel,expand the libraries tree and find the

device or package you would like to copy.

3. Right-click on said device or package and select copy to Library. The

part will now be in your personal library.

When you copy a device, all packages associated with it as well as the

symbol get copied to your library. When you copy a package, that's all

that gets copied the package.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

hth,

Jorge Garcia

rickford66 wrote:

Hi,

I'm trying to understand how to make a library part from another

library part. I can do it 1 piece at a time, but there should be a

way to do it with the whole device, as shown on page 268-9 of the

Eagle Version 6 manual. I use the command line COPY 'AD712@C:\Program

(mailto:'AD712@C:\Program) Files\EAGLE-6.1.0\lbr\analog-devices.lbr'

AD8572NEW, but I get an error saying that it cannot find the part or

library. that is, "cannot find 'AD712@C:\Program

(mailto:'AD712@C:\Program) Files\EAGLE-6.1.0\lbr\analog-devices.lbr'.

There must be a good way to do this. I thought the manual was clear,

until it didn't work. Youtube has some videos on this but I wonder if

they are from earlier versions of Eagle. Ideally, I'd like to copy

the entire device, including package variants if possible. Any ideas

on what I may be doing wrong? Thanks.

Cannot comment on v6 as I have discontinued using it. I recommend new users

revert to v5.12  as many issues exist with v6 and you may have run into yet

another.

The following is the easy way to do what you want,.Try it in your version.

Open your target library.

Go into the control panel,  locate the device you wish to copy and

right-click

Context dialog opens, select "Copy to Library" .

The device and all its variants are now in your new library

Warren

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That worked perfectly.  Now how do I rename it in the new library?

Thanks.

I had the same problem, don't use the path name for the library, and the part name is case sensitive

do COPY AD712@analog-devices

Nevermind, found it.  Duh.  haha

Thanks all.

Not sure in 6, but in 5.12, you don't even need to go through the copy menu

- you can simply open the destination library (and have at least part of it

visible on the screen), then expand the library tree to find the one you

want, left click and drag it to the open destination library.  Seems to

work fine for me (I forget where I found a tutorial on that method).

mikey

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On 1/25/2012 4:50 PM, Mike Fields wrote:

Not sure in 6, but in 5.12, you don't even need to go through the copy menu

- you can simply open the destination library (and have at least part of it

visible on the screen), then expand the library tree to find the one you

want, left click and drag it to the open destination library.  Seems to

work fine for me (I forget where I found a tutorial on that method).

 

mikey

 

Hi Mike,

That works, too but I just find it easier to explain with the context

menu. I've had users get confused when I mention drag and drop.

It's in the manual near the end of Chp 8.

Best Regards,

Jorge Garcia