This library can be very easily added to your own KiCad library by following the instructions below.
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Follow the GitHub instructions to clone this repository to your KiCad '3rdparty' folder. An example location for this folder is
C:\Users\username\Documents\KiCad\7.0\3rdparty\. During the cloning process make sure you don't change the name of the repository as the 3D models will only be automatically linked if the folder name isAllen-Synthesis-KiCad-Library -
Ater cloning is complete, make sure your folders are arranged exactly as follows:
├── KiCad
│ ├── 7.0
│ │ ├── 3rdparty
| | | ├── Allen-Synthesis-KiCad-Library
| | | | ├── 3dmodels
| | | | ├── allen-synthesis.pretty
| | | | ├── ...
- Now open the KiCad footprint editor
- Click File -> Add Library
- If you have a project open it will ask if you want to add the library globally or just for the project, select Global and click OK. If you don't have a project open, ignore this and skip to the next step
- Navigate to the Allen-Synthesis-KiCad-Library folder, double click it, and click once on 'allen-synthesis.pretty', then click Select Folder
- You should now see the components in the library on the left hand side of the footprint editor. The 3D models will have been automatically linked
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If you haven't already, follow steps 1 and 2 in Adding the footprint library to clone this repository
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Open the KiCad symbol editor
- Click File -> Add Library
- If you have a project open it will ask if you want to add the library globally or just for the project, select Global and click OK. If you don't have a project open, ignore this and skip to the next step
- Navigate to the Allen-Synthesis-KiCad-Library folder, double click it, and click once on 'allen-synthesis.kicad_sym', then click Open
- You should now see the symbols in the library on the left hand side of the symbol editor
