Using the standard SHIFT + Click or CTRL + Click, Or select one or more footprints in the list in the PCB Library panel Select Edit » Copy Component when the footprint to be copied is active in the PCB Library Editor,Ĭhange to the open PCB destination library and select Edit » Paste Component , Select placed footprint(s) in a PCB document and copy ( Edit » Copy )Īnd paste them into an open PCB library using Edit » Paste Component, or If you want to copy existing footprints to your PCB library, you can: The copied footprint can then be renamed and modified to match the specifications required.
You can copy existing footprints into your PCB library. This is Altium 09 and not the new one with access to the vault.Īccording to the website: Adding Footprints from Other Sources I want to start my own library and eventually end with a big library.