Creating library from board?

Am 20.07.2016 um 01:23 schrieb Brandon McMahan:

I have a small board created from about 5 smd parts.  How can I take that board & create a library from it, so I can insert that board into other projects.

 

simple example, lets say I have a board consisting of a LM7805 voltage regulator + two capacitors.  I want to create a part so I can insert all three parts at once.

 

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Joern Paschedag

On 20/07/16 06:27, Joern Paschedag wrote:

Am 20.07.2016 um 01:23 schrieb Brandon McMahan:

I have a small board created from about 5 smd parts.  How can I take

that board & create a library from it, so I can insert that board into

other projects.

 

simple example, lets say I have a board consisting of a LM7805 voltage

regulator + two capacitors.  I want to create a part so I can insert

all three parts at once.

 

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Surely that's exactly NOT what the OP asked for. What he did ask for

can't be done... and shouldn't be done the way he phrased it, although a

method of doing very-nearly-that-but-not would be a useful addition.

What he's after is a sub-module, whereby a small section of circuit can

be designed, both on schematic and board, and saved as an entity. Later,

this can be incorporated into a future design. When doing so, the

components and their nets are all imported into the schematic, including

geometric layout, appropriately renumbered to avoid clashes. At the same

time, the packages and copper are imported into the board, and defined

as a group for easy selection and placement.

On 20/07/16 06:27, Joern Paschedag wrote:

Am 20.07.2016 um 01:23 schrieb Brandon McMahan:

I have a small board created from about 5 smd parts.  How can I take

that board & create a library from it, so I can insert that board into

other projects.

 

simple example, lets say I have a board consisting of a LM7805 voltage

regulator + two capacitors.  I want to create a part so I can insert

all three parts at once.

 

--

To view any images and attachments in this post, visit:

https://www.element14.com/community/message/201827

 

exp-lbrs.ulp

 

Surely that's exactly NOT what the OP asked for. What he did ask for

can't be done... and shouldn't be done the way he phrased it, although a

method of doing very-nearly-that-but-not would be a useful addition.

What he's after is a sub-module, whereby a small section of circuit can

be designed, both on schematic and board, and saved as an entity. Later,

this can be incorporated into a future design. When doing so, the

components and their nets are all imported into the schematic, including

geometric layout, appropriately renumbered to avoid clashes. At the same

time, the packages and copper are imported into the board, and defined

as a group for easy selection and placement.