Library Conventions | KiCad EDA

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Library maintainer rules & guidelines

G1.10 Embedding files

Symbols and Footprints must not contain embedded files. Thus the embedded fonts checkbox also should never be set.

The feature is intended to embed datasheets, 3D-Models or fonts. All of those most likely are not compatible with the library-license. Also, this would vastly increase the file size of the repositories.

Possible exceptions from this rule: . Spice models in symbols