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Title: How to use the free PCB Part Libraries
Post by: cobramostar on October 10, 2020, 06:39:22 pm
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	<title>Instructions for schematic symbols and footprints</title>
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	<h2>How to use the free PCB Part Libraries:</h2>
	<p>1. Please double-click the ".msi" file to install the Library Loader application, it takes less than a minute!</p>
	<p>2. Double-click on the Library Loader desktop shortcut. <a href="https://componentsearchengine.com/graphics/LibraryLoader.png"><img alt="Library Loader Desktop Shortcut" src="https://componentsearchengine.com/graphics/LibraryLoader.png" style="max-height: 20px;"/></a></p>
	<p>Thank you for downloading our PCB Part Libraries.</p>
	<p>For further information please visit - <a href="http://www.samacsys.com/library-loader-help/">Library Loader help</a></p>
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can anyone explain to me how you did this on linux   ? ? ?

pcb-part-libraries.epw

for example I found
but I don't know how to insert it


thanks 
Title: Re: How to use the free PCB Part Libraries
Post by: tox3 on October 11, 2020, 08:21:28 am
.MSI file is Windows specific installation package file.
You can try to use Wine to run it under Linux
Title: Re: How to use the free PCB Part Libraries
Post by: greenpossum on October 11, 2020, 09:15:54 am
Samacsys's symbols and footprints can be downloaded with only a web browser so you don't need a program but you still need to register for an account. Also their symbols will require a few minutes massaging to be suitable for KiCad, sometimes the pins are not in a sensible layout and usually the pin types default to Undefined which causes problems with ERC later. Sometimes it's faster just to make your own symbol in KiCad.