
Masking is not applied, leaving the full content of the list visible at all times. This method is available for all list regions in the panel and allows you to quickly jump to an entry by directly typing within the area of the list. Or as in the image below, typing *16 will display only footprints that contains 16 in the name. For example, typing m* will display only footprints whose names begin with m. Use the * wild card operator for more elaborate filtering. To list all footprints again, clear (delete) the entry in the Mask field. Note that the Mask field is not case sensitive. In this way, the PCB Library panel offers a fast and easy way to browse, view and access PCB library footprints. Selecting a primitive object in the panel causes the corresponding object to be highlighted in the editor workspace.

The number of pads and primitive objects used to define the footprint is listed for each entry.

Click View » Panels » PCB Library from the main menus.Click the Panels button at the bottom-right of the workspace then select PCB Library.The panel is accessed from the PCB Library Editor in the following ways:

The panel also offers the ability to pass on any changes made to them directly to the PCB design document. When a PCB Library document is active, the panel becomes populated with information pertaining to the constituent footprints of that library. The PCB Library panel enables you to browse footprints stored in the active PCB library document and edit their properties.
