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Creating a Symbol from an existing .brd file

aaronmcneil

I imported an old .MAX file via the translator to create a .brd file in PCB Designer. I would like to save the board outline and the outline of a few key components (connector, LED, switch) etc. to a Symbol file so that I can use it to create the design on a new board. I understand how to create a new symbol and draw it from scratch, but is there a way I can save or create a symbol from this .brd file?

  • Andrew Beckett

    Please stop posting technical questions in the "Feedback Suggestions and Questions" forum - that's for issues and questions around the forums themselves, not for technical topics. This is the second of your posts I've had to move to an appropriate forum.

    Andrew

  • aaronmcneil
    in reply to Andrew Beckett

    So sorry about that. New to this forum and didn't realize I wasn't posting in the appropriate place.

  • kjkelly
    in reply to aaronmcneil

    I would also like to know! If you post this question somewhere else.

  • steve

    Try Export - More - Libraries, browse for a folder location to dump the items out then click on Export. This writes any dra, psm, bsm, ssm, fsm, osm and pad files used in the board file to the chosen directory.

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