pcbnew "Create Footprint Archive" does not allow creation of an archive
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KiCad |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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jean-pierre charras | ||
Bug Description
Testing using Pcbnew (2015-09-05 BZR 6158, Git 8f14e9e) under Win 10 x64 OS.
Steps to reproduce:
1) Launch Kicad, select Pcbnew
2) Under Pcbnew, File --> Archive Footprints --> Create Footprint Archive
3) Problem/Error: this shows a selection box of existing modules without the ability to create a new module to export footprints.
Therefore, the workaround which deserves bug status is to create a dummy module with one part in it which "Create Footprint Archive" can select and will warn it will delete the existing part(s).
The only in-tool way to create a new library is to edit a part in the footprint editor and create a new library, saving the current part in the new library.
Archive footprints needs a selector for generating a new library.
| Changed in kicad: | |
| assignee: | nobody → jean-pierre charras (jp-charras) |
| tags: | added: pcbnew |
| jean-pierre charras (jp-charras) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in kicad: | |
| status: | Invalid → In Progress |
| Changed in kicad: | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
| Changed in kicad: | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
This is no longer the case, tested on revision 6223 (2015-09-26)
In this version a message box appear "No footprints to archive"
The selection box does not appear (only after a footprint have been added to the pcb)
This bugtrack is closed