Names of pins are not showing when connecting the package

Question

Hi,

I'm trying to make my own Device,

I have created the symbol and the package, when trying to connect the symbol to the package I don't see the names of the pins eventhough I named them carefully (as shown in the picture below)

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any Idea, thanks

rachaelp · Accepted Answer

In the library editor click on the device button and select your device from the list and open it. You'll now see a window with three areas. The top left is the area which will show any added symbols, below that shows any description and any device attributes and to the right is where you specify packages and variants. On the left hand side there is a tool bar and on there you will find the add button. In Eagle 7.x it looks like an AND gate with a + symbol on top and a downwards black arrow. Click on that. You'll now see a list of all the symbols in your library. Select your symbol for this part and click OK. You will then be prompted to place it down in the top left area much like when you place a symbol on a schematic. Once you have done this the pin names should appear in your list for assigning footprint pins to them. There are some really good tutorials on the internet showing you the basics of building your own library parts. Try these two as a starting point: http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/03/07/how-to-make-parts-in-cadsoft-eagle/ https://learn.adafruit.com/eagle-tutorial-how-to-add-a-new-package-to-a-component/ Hope this helps, Rachael -- Web access to CadSoft support forums at www.eaglecentral.ca. Where the CadSoft EAGLE community meets.