In the Footprint Manager, select two components in the left pane, one of which has the footprint you wish to add to the other selected footprints.To copy a footprint to a component from a similar component.Select the component in the Component List and click the Add.You can access the Footprint Manager from an open schematic and selecting Tools ► Footprint Manager. If the schematic libraries do not have the configured footprint, or you need to set something on the fly, footprints can be managed using the Footprint Manager.

This command will not add a new schematic component. This will update the configured footprint in an existing schematic component. If a footprint is changed in the PCB document, associated schematic components can have their footprint reference updated by running the command from the PCB document, Design ► Update Schematics. Selecting the schematic component, under the Parameters section, click the Add button and select Footprint. For more control, use the Update from Libraries option from within your schematic.įootprints can be added to schematic components using the Properties Panel. Note: There is an option from a schematic library Tools ► Update Schematics, but this does a full replacement of the selected part to all open schematic documents. Schematic components can be updated directly from configured libraries as follows.įrom an open schematic document, select Tools ► Update from Libraries. NOTE: If you are using components from a Managed content server, these are locked and the footprint is not able to be changed directly. It is always a best practice to make changes in your schematic libraries and then update your schematics. There are a few ways to update the schematic components. For designs where the footprints in the PCB do not match the footprint configured in the schematic component, this will show you how to get them in sync.

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