Posted by dxli on
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/New-User-MacOSX-user-tp5710153p5710156.html

To build your own library, the easiest steps could be:

1, choose a library folder under your own home folder, for example, in console: mkdir ~/dxflib/
2, set LibreCAD preferences, Paths->Part Libraries
    you need to put the full path there, for example, /Users/dxli/dxflib , as exactly shown in console by the command: pwd
    you can only put one directory there
3, in your library folder, create subfolders to hold actual dxf files, for example: mkdir ~/dxflib/structural/
4, create some dxf files in those subfolders to be used as parts for LibreCAD

For all application preferences, you have to restart LibreCAD to take effects of setting changes.

As you already notices, we need help on Mac for:

1, QA on Mac
2, updating our wiki.librecad.org
3, packaging for OS/X, as you may noticed, our DMG installers only work for 10.9. it's still better to be able to support early versions

achilliesdev wrote

Hello Everyone.

I am a intermediate user of CAD programs and have been impressed so far with LibreCad's features and function. One thing I have a question on is the Library browser and how to get parts into the  library. Have search high and low on the web for tutorials but all refer to Linux or Win usage. Does anyone have the trick for this process.

If anyone is interested I will be creating an extensive block library over time for architectural parts relating to structure items not interior design.

Great job LibreCad developers....

Vinaka.