error message: Package variant already defined! - but if it is, I sure can't find it!!!

Am 13.03.2014 21:54, schrieb Dave Nelson:

Hey team, sorry for a rookie question...

 

I'm trying to use a  2N22222N2222 with a TO92 package The only package that's

in the library appears to be a TO18.

What means "appears"?

Go to board and"ADD from the library you have found the  2N22222N2222 then

you will see the packages in the library.

That goes with control panel as well.

When I try to add a new package, I

get the error message "Package variant already defined!"...

 

If there's a  2N22222N2222 with a TO92 package in the library I sure as heck

can't find it.  What stupid mistake am I making this time?

Most likely the 2n2222 is defined with a TO18 package only in the

LIBRARY. So you must open the library and add a new package to the

2N22222N2222device

Generally you should do that with your own library.

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Mit freundlichen Grüßen / With best regards

Joern Paschedag

Dave Nelson wrote:

Hey team, sorry for a rookie question...

no sweat, everyone was a rookie once 8-)

I'm trying to use a  2N22222N2222 with a TO92 package The only package that's

in the library appears to be a TO18.  When I try to add a new package, I

get the error message "Package variant already defined!"...

ok, so your are in the library editor and trying to add an additional

package.

look to the right side of the editor window. There is a listing of the

already present packages. First column: package name, second column:

VARIANT, third column: check mark if pin-pad connections are already

in placs.

If you want to have multiple packages in a device, you need to give

them unique variant names.

as with technologies, this variant name will be attachted to the

device name. Either in the form , or

you can place a '*' for technology and '?' for pachage in the device

name if you a´want a different arrangement.

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Lorenz

Hey, many thanks to CadSoft Guest!  Issue was simply that I needed to create a new variant name.  Well done, Sir!

Call me stupid, if you want!

Why, if a package name is listed, can you not link to that package? It seems ludicrous that, for every part that I need to add an additional package, I have to create a new package name for something that already exist?

I am still not able to get the 'add variant' thing to work. I just either just add a whole new copy of the component, with the new package, or I choose a component that already fits the package and make notes about the substitution.

Yes, it may be a stupid way to do it. But, explain to me why making an additional X number of names of an existing Y number of components, by different names, is more efficient?

I should be able to just Click Add, Choose a Package, and Click Done. If the Package does not exist, then I am off to edit a new package.

Stephen Denis wrote on Fri, 03 June 2016 11:58

Why, if a package name is listed, can you not link to that package?

What editor are you in.  "Listed" where exactly.  What do you mean "link

to".  Are you trying to add a package to a existing device?  Is that

package already in the library that the device is in?

Quote:

It seems ludicrous that, ...

Ah, so this is a rant, not really a question.  I was going to try to help,

but I'm not going to read a rant.  Tuning out.

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Stephen Denis wrote on Fri, 03 June 2016 11:58

Why, if a package name is listed, can you not link to that package?

What editor are you in.  "Listed" where exactly.  What do you mean "link

to".  Are you trying to add a package to a existing device?  Is that

package already in the library that the device is in?

Quote:

It seems ludicrous that, ...

Ah, so this is a rant, not really a question.  I was going to try to help,

but I'm not going to read a rant.  Tuning out.

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Stephen Denis wrote:

Call me stupid, if you want!

have you even read the previous postings in this thread?

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Lorenz

Ho come on this one is simple

Just open the Library editor

-Open the device you want to add variant to

-On the top left you will see the picture of the other variant

-Below you will see list of all the variants one column says PACKAGE the next problematic one says VARIANT

-Now look for this symbol "" that mean someone forgot to add a unique name , right click , and select rename call it anything you want

-Now you can add your new variant with ease .

tag this post with positive rating so other will  find this answer quicker  and skip the spam

Sincerely Sean

who got the same stupid problem

I believe this was the actual correct answer (at least to the problem I was having). Too bad the bozo who didn't assign a variant name was me. Thank you!