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Petr Dvořák · 2024-03-26T07:36:36.261Z

A new series of short educational videos dedicated to mastering KiCAD.

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Petr DvořákOP•3/26/24, 7:37 AM

Lesson 001 - Project-specific libraries.

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Contain all used symbols.

Contain all used footprints.

Contain all used 3D models.

Who is the best customer? A happy and returning customer.

Vendor-locked customers are not free. How can they even be?

To avoid vendor-locking of your customers, you need to know how to use �� effectively.

Part 1 of the �� in less than 3 minutes!

https://youtu.be/8ZD5RL0J3s4?si=Y_8r_hCRHxb2oZq8

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KiCAD Project Specific Libraries, part 1

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You need to use �� to make your customers happy.

�� :

Contain all used symbols.

Contain all used footprints.

Contain all used 3D models.

Who is the best customer? A happy and returning customer.

Vendor-locked customers are not f...

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Joseph Ogbonna•3/26/24, 9:32 AM

The project lib wouldn't appear in the global lib. Is it possible to reverse it to convert the project lib into global lib

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Petr DvořákOP•3/26/24, 10:42 AM

Sure, just set the name and link to the library file in the Global Libraries section.

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Petr DvořákOP•3/26/24, 10:43 AM

The only difference between Project-specific and Global libraries is the visibility. The format is identical.

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JeremyCook•3/26/24, 12:14 PM

Well done video, nice and short. Perhaps it would be good to capture the top menu as well so people can see what is selected. Also might be good to leave and pin a comment to get people talking.

I subscribed, left a comment, and a thumbs-up, would recommend others do the same! It is good content and I'm looking forward to see what else you come up with!

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Petr DvořákOP•3/26/24, 12:41 PM

Thank you, Jeremy. I will capture a slightly bigger area next time. Thank you for the comment on youtube.

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JeremyCook•3/27/24, 6:57 PM

So what is next on the agenda? The nice thing about your first subject is that as someone who has a bit of experience with KiCad, but a limited amount of formal training, it's nice to see some direction as to how to set projects up files-wise. So good for noobs and some experienced people alike.

IMO, the shorter length is welcome, though I'm not sure how YouTube prioritizes that sort of length versus the typical 10-minute+ clips. Maybe good for search and you can bank on getting people to subscribe (and hopefully notify)?

I guess the good and bad thing is that things change from year to year. So plenty of room for fresh content, but only so evergreen so to speak. Anyway, good luck!

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Petr DvořákOP•3/28/24, 5:31 AM

The other two parts were recorded and edited. They will be published in the upcoming weeks. I don't have enough time to make them faster.

The next part will be dedicated to using Project-specific libraries and the other will be an extra episode handling a bug in KiCAD.

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JeremyCook•3/28/24, 1:48 PM

Sounds good. It's always a challenge trying to put out videos on a regular schedule!

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Petr DvořákOP•4/13/24, 3:44 AM

�� – �� , part 2

You need to use �� to make your customers happy.

In part 1, we learned how to create empty �� that will contain:

All used symbols.

All used footprints.

All used 3D models.

This time, we will learn how to fill them with items.

To avoid vendor-locking of your customers, you need to know how to use �� effectively.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ6gKo2JalA

YouTubePetr Dvořák

KiCAD Project Specific Libraries, part 2

�� – �� , part 2

You need to use �� to make your customers happy.

In part 1, we learned how to create empty �� that will contain:

All used symbols.

All used footprints.

All used 3D models.

This time, we will learn how to fill them with items.

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techielew•4/26/24, 2:18 PM

@heidi_tech can you make this its own post?