Can't find MY Library Folder

Am 14.07.2020 um 06:55 schrieb Patricia Hann:

Hello   I  m totally new to Eagle but I have used Autodesk's TinkerCad   so I have use some CAD (however basic) before.

 

I am totally frustrated with even the most basics ops of Eagle.

I tried to draw a new schematic, so I selected <NEW> and <schematic>.

I went to ADD (a part) and I cannot find MY library.

The only library that opens is the Eagle one (managed).

How do I find MY library folder after hitting ADD?

I know it's there because I can see it in the control panel. Thanks

 

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Hi Patricia,

basically in a first statement you should mention your operating system

and the eagle version so others know "what you are talking about"

  In windows basically in control-panel/options you should place the

paths to your libraries separated by semicolons.

I'm using a non AD-Version of eagle, so I don't know if MY lib exist

from beginning or it must be created by you, In any case check the

control panel options.

btw. hit F1 key for help

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Mit freundlichen Grüßen / With best regards

Joern Paschedag

Im using Windows 10

Eagle 9.6.2

As for the rest of what you said to do....really I have no idea what you telling me to do.

Shouldn't I be able to click on "libraries" tab at the top of the schematic page and just open the folder I need?

Patricia,

The libraries available are listed in the control panel.  As you

mentioned, your library is listed there.  From that presence, your

library path is correct and does not need to be changed for this purpose.

Every design uses a specific enumerated set of libraries.  There's no

reason for Eagle to load /all/ of the libraries when only a few will be

used.  The USE command will open a dialog box and allows you to pick

which libraries will be included in the current project.  I suspect that

your custom library is not in that list.  To get to this, you can type

"USE" into the command text box, or you can click on Library->Use.

To reverse this process (i.e. to un-use a library), use the ADD

command.  This is the same command used to add components to a

schematic.  The dialog box provides the opportunity to select a library

and "Un-Use" it, thus removing it from the list of libraries used by the

project.  To do this, you can type "ADD" into the command text box, or

you can click on Edit->Add.

It is pertinent to note that removing a library from the list does NOT

remove the devices already one the schematic that were sourced from that

library.  Un-using the library merely takes it off the list of libraries

from which components can be /added/ to a schematic.

Caveat emptor: This advice applies to Eagle v7.7.

Best regards,

    - Chuck

On 7/14/20 01:43, Patricia Hann wrote:

Im using Windows 10

Eagle 9.6.2

 

As for the rest of what you said to do....really I have no idea what you telling me to do.

Shouldn't I be able to click on "libraries" tab at the top of the schematic page and just open the folder I need?

 

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On 14/07/2020 13:36, Chuck Huber wrote:

 

Caveat emptor: This advice applies to Eagle v7.7.

... back when things were simple.

The recent AutoDesk versions have a "library manager" which makes all of

this choosing of libraries more "modern". To my mind, that translates as

"harder and less intuitive" but then I'm a dinosaur who's gone back to

V7.7 because I prefer it.

On 14/07/2020 13:36, Chuck Huber wrote:

 

Caveat emptor: This advice applies to Eagle v7.7.

... back when things were simple.

The recent AutoDesk versions have a "library manager" which makes all of

this choosing of libraries more "modern". To my mind, that translates as

"harder and less intuitive" but then I'm a dinosaur who's gone back to

V7.7 because I prefer it.