Creating new parts - copy and paste?

Op Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:06:43 +0200 schreef Don French 

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Or am I missing something?

It depends...

You don't say what version you are using, with 4.0 copy & paste it is, but 

I'll assume it's 5.x or higher. In that case:

1) open the library you want to add the device to

2) find the device you want to copy in the 'control panel'

3) right click on the device and select 'copy to library'

that's it! start modifying your enchilada ...

Richard

Well that kind of worked. 

I am using 5.5 and am using it for the first time in a very long time - and I never did much library management or part creation when I did use it.  The problem now is that it copied the part to my library but it did not offer  the chance to change the name so now the part I want to use has a completely inappropriate name.  Also, the part I wanted to copy is one of several at the second of the part hierarchy and it only allowed me to copy the top level so I got about 20 parts that I don't want.  I am sure that there must be a way to correct this but I do not find a way to move my new part up to the first level in the hierarchy of my library or to rename it with an appropriate name.  

Wouldn't it be better if there were a menu option to create a new part from an existing part and prompt you to name your new part at that time?    I am feeling frustrated.

That last post should have said at the second *level* of the hierarchy. 

Why isn't there a library that  just contains generic packages? Or is there?  I wish Eagle Cad have the option of creating a part from a standard package like MSOP and then prompt you for everything that need to be set like Value, Description, Source, Pin names.  Well, OK, forgetting about re-designing Eagle Cad, at least it could come with a library of generic packages that one could right-click on (ahem - intuitive, that) to begin making a new part. 

Don French wrote:

>........................................................... Well, OK,

forgetting about re-designing Eagle Cad, at least it could come with

a library of generic packages that one could right-click on (ahem -

intuitive, that) to begin making a new part.

It does, See ref-packages.lbr and ref-packages-longpad.lbr

Find the package of interest, right click and Copy to library (Your library

that you opened prior to this to ready it for receiving  devices and

packages from Control Panel.)

Then continue to make the new part as explained in the many tutorials

available

Warren

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Don French wrote:

Well that kind of worked.

 

I am using 5.5 and am using it for the first time in a very long time

- and I never did much library management or part creation when I did

use it. The problem now is that it copied the part to my library but

it did not offer the chance to change the name so now the part I want

to use has a completely inappropriate name.

You can change the name of the device easily.

In the Device editor view select LIBRARY>RENAME

...........Also, the part I wanted

to copy is one of several at the second of the part hierarchy and it

only allowed me to copy the top level so I got about 20 parts that I

don't want. I am sure that there must be a way to correct this but I

do not find a way to move my new part up to the first level in the

hierarchy of my library or to rename it with an appropriate name.

 

There are no hierarchical levels as in Windows Explorer. What was copied was

a DEVICE that has many PACKAGE VARIANTS and they in turn can have many

TECHNOLOGIES

I feel you identified a package variant and wished for it to be the item you

select from your library when you do an ADD

In that case simply delete all unwanted variants and you are left with what

you need.

Rename it as required using LIBRARY > RENAME (which actually renames the

Device if you are in Device editor mode.)

Wouldn't it be better if there were a menu option to create a new

part from an existing part and prompt you to name your new part at

that time? I am feeling frustrated.

There have been many requests for changes to the way a user can manipulate

the libraries. Time will tell if changes are forthcoming.

Warren

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