Allows you to copy a footprint that you select in the Library Editor Panel: Footprints Tab. Footprints can be copied either within a library, or between different Libraries. Copying a footprint includes all relevant pads, padstacks and 3D models. This command is made available when the Footprint tab is selected in eCADSTAR Library Editor. Execute the command by selecting a footprint and then clicking Home > Copy > Footprint on the ribbon. Alternatively, select Copy Footprint on the assist menu.
Paste the copied footprint in the Footprints table by selecting Paste on the assist menu, or by clicking Home > Clipboard > Paste on the ribbon. By default, it is pasted below the original. You can also specify its position in the table by clicking the required row before pasting it. The Copy Footprint command is made available only when the Library Editor Panel: Footprints Tab is selected.
- If it already exists in the destination library, then the new footprint is added with "Copy" appended to the name. Further name conflicts are resolved by appending a number to the name. For example "Copy1", "Copy2" etc.
- Copy multiple footprints by selecting them using the Ctrl or Shift keys, or by dragging the cursor.
- Delete rows in the Footprints table by selecting Delete Row on the assist menu.
- Copied footprints are colored blue until you save the library.
- To copy a part and all related information to a different library, use the Copy Full Part command. This copies the associated pads, padstacks, footprints, symbols, layers and 3D models. However, if you copy a part between libraries using the Copy Part command, then you must also execute the following commands.
Copy Footprint (to include all relevant pads and padstacks)
Copy Symbol (to include the associated symbol). - To improve performance, cache files for 3D models are not copied. They are automatically generated when the 3D model is first opened in the destination library.
- When a 3D Model is pasted to a destination library, the sub-directory structure of the 3D model folder in the source library is not re-created in the destination 3D model folder. After new 3D models are copied in, it is recommended that you use the3D Model Manager to organize the sub-directories in the destination library.
- If there are unsaved library changes when 3D Model Manager is launched, then a Warning dialog is displayed that prompts you to save the library. Saving the library ensures that any 3D models that were previously pasted are visible.
