Choc .kicad_sym file not present in Untested branch?
fatihG opened this issue · 4 comments
I tried to add the library files to KiCad after following the instructions on how to add the submodule.
After I did all the steps I was unable to locate the symbol library for the choc components.
The MX and Various .kicad_sym files are present and I am able to add those to KiCad.
Since I am planning on using chocs for my board, I figured using that library would be the easier option.
The only symbol I have in the mx.kicad_sym is a symbol for the stabilizers - I usually just use generic kicad pushbotton symbols for key switches, that's why the chocs don't have a dedicated symbol lib.
Makes sense.
I am very noob to all this PCB stuff, I forgot you had to manually assign footprints to symbols.
I decided to follow up on your suggestion and make both choc and MX symbol libs, with a few symbols with pre-assigned footprints as alternatives to kicad default symbols for a faster workflow. I'll close this issue once I found the time to add those.
This has been addressed, together with some other issues, in today's patch. Thanks for pointing it out!
If you want to update to the latest lib:
git submodule update --remote, but watch out as it introduced some other changes as well (Mainly all hotswap and reverse mount LED footprints are now flipped, and must manually be flipped back).