Activity: Add a library

In this activity, you search to find a component. When not found, you add a library that has the component. For this tutorial, we are looking for OpAmp components.

When a component you need is not available, you may be able to download a component library that has it.

Steps

1. Check to see if the library opamp is available in use in the design.

   1. Click Design > Place > Place Component .
   2. In the Filter... search field begin entering the string opamp, the list updates as you enter text. If the sought for library is not available, it does not appear in the results.

   

2. To locate the library, click Enable libraries if present or open the Library Manager. Let's open the Library Manager.

   1. In the Place Components panel, click Open Library Manager , or:

   2. Click Library tab > Open Library Manager .

3. Search for a library that includes opamp components.

   1. Enter opamp in the Filter Results search field. As you enter text the search results update.
   2. Notice a library containing opamp is listed along with its details.

   

4. Import the library to use.

   1. Right-click the IC_Linear Fusion Electronics library and click Edit New Linked Library.
   2. In the Create Fusion library dialog, click Yes to access the library.
   3. The library document opens. Click Save, then, enter the library name in the Save dialog and click Save. The new library is available in the Fusion web client.
   4. Click the Schematic document tab.
   5. Click Open Library Manager and locate the new linked library in the Results list.
   6. Click the toggle, at the right end of the library row, to enable it for use.
   7. Close the Library Manager and in the Place Components panel library dropdown list, locate the new library.
   8. Select a library component to display its Details and Attributes in the Place Components panel.
   9. Each component can have a schematic representation, a footprint for the 2D PCB, and a 3D model for the 3D PCB.