Eagle Mac Add Library

Mac system drive library folder. You may need to access the Library folder when you need to clear cache, remove the app’s leftovers, edit preference files manually, etc.In this article, we explain how to find the Library folder on Mac. Despite the fact that Apple keeps the Mac Library folder hidden from users, it’s good to learn how to show the Library folder on Mac.

Similar to our package, it's important to add a '>Name' and '>Value' label on our symbol so that we can meaningfully identify parts, and display the part values on our schematic.
While it's helpful to drop 10 resistors on your schematic, it doesn't help anyone if you have no way to display what value those resistors should have!
To add >NAME to our symbol, simply select the 'Text' tool in the left-hand toolbar, and we should get the following dialogue box, where we can enter our text:
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  1. Open Autodesk EAGLE, and you’ll be greeted with the Control Panel. Next, select Options » Directories to open the Directories dialog. You’ll now need to add the file path that your Sparkfun and Adafruit libraries are stored in the Libraries field. Check out the note below on how this works.
  2. Adding VALUE Adding the VALUE label is identical to the way we added NAME, except that VALUE should be plaved on Layer 96 (Values). After adding the text and placing it on the correct layer, you should end up with something resembling the following in your symbol editor.
  3. EAGLE Academy How To Library Management Woes? Here’s How to Use the New Managed Online Libraries in Autodesk EAGLE. Let’s be honest, creating and managing your libraries can be such a headache, and it’s often the last thing we want to be doing as engineers.
After clicking the 'OK' button, we can place the text on top of our part outline, as follows:
As with our package, though, the text should go on a layer dedicated to names, which in the case of our symbol is Layer 95 (Names).
To change the layer of the '>Name' text, simply right-click on the text, and select the 'Properties' item at the bottom of the context menu.
From the 'Properties' dialogue box, changed the text layer to 95, as shown in the image below with the layer selection drop down expanded:
If you did this correctly, the >NAME text should turn gray, to reflect the default color of layer 95!

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Adding the >VALUE label is identical to the way we added >NAME, except that >VALUE should be plaved on Layer 96 (Values).
After adding the text and placing it on the correct layer, you should end up with something resembling the following in your symbol editor:

To keep my parts organized, I'll start a new library. If you have your own parts library, open that one up instead. The reason for doing this rather than editing the default libraries is that if you update Eagle, you wont forget that you have to go back to the old library and copy it over.

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This guide was first published on Apr 22, 2013. It was lastupdated on Apr 22, 2013.

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