Click on the ECAD symbol that looks like an op-amp. Find the part that you want to download from the Mouser web site.ģ. If you don't hit the big X, the program remains on the screen and is annoyingly in the way.Ģ. When you click the big X to exit the proram, it continues to run in the background. If you have not yet run the Library Loader, do that. So here's what I do when I want to download a part from Mouser and get it into Diptrace.ġ. I may overlap with this information as I explain how I use it but that's okay. You should read through that because it's important. If you then click on 'Help' of the DipTrace Settings dialog box, you will be linked to a web page that contains detailed instructions on how to use the Library Loader with DipTrace. Again I think the default is what DipTrace uses normally: If you click on the 'Settings' button following the ECAD tool entry, another box appears that wants to know where to store 3D models. In particular, select 'DipTrace' from the drop down list as the ECAD tool that you use: Make entries in the program's dialog boxes where appropriate. The Library Loader should appear as a new item on the DeskTop:ĭouble click to start the program running. I always choose the defaults.įor DipTrace users, it's important to remember the file directories for downloads and where you want to store saved component libraries.

That will install it and ask some questions about file directories and such. Or you can download it to your computer.Īfter it has been downloaded, I believe you select RUN from the download complete dialog box at the bottom of the screen. The Learn More link will land you at a brief description and some videos from SamacSys the providers of the Library Loader program. A section of the listing will include the ECAD Model information regarding the Library Loader as shown below:

To get started, find a part that you're interested in on the Mouser web site. I've mentioned this before on this Forum but was not sure I understood how to use it at the time and am sure that I don't know the whole story or if I'm using it correctly but I'll tell you what I can. These can be used in a number of ECAD programs including DipTrace.

Although not every part is covered, there are many that will provide a schematic outline, a footprint, and sometimes a 3D model. On the Mouser web site, you can download CAD models for DipTrace using a conversion program called the Library Loader.