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Importing an existing footprint

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Category: PCB Footprint Expert
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Forum Description: issues and technical support
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Printed Date: 07 Oct 2024 at 3:20am


Topic: Importing an existing footprint
Posted By: tjnash75
Subject: Importing an existing footprint
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 8:07am
I've discovered a mistake in a footprint I generated (my mistake, not the tool's).  

This is a footprint I made a while ago, so the output files exist, but the footprint is no longer loaded in the PCB Library Expert GUI.  

Do I have to remake the footprint from scratch, or is there a way to import the output files back into the tool to get my footprint creation session back?

Thanks in advance!


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Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 8:34am
There are backup files in this folder - 
C:\Program Files (x86)\PCB Libraries\Library Expert 2019\Libraries\Backups 

But it depends how many backups you have set in Preferences. 

Is this a Calculator part or FP Designer? 

If it's a calculator part, then all you need to do is re-enter the package dimensions. 



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Posted By: tjnash75
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 8:50am
It's a calculator part.  

Call me lazy, but I was trying to avoid having to type all the dimensions in again and make sure all of the options I wanted are set correctly (analogous to when you can't find the TV remote so you just sit there watching a show you have no interest in, instead of looking for the remote).

Thanks Tom!


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