I Can't find footprint manager

[faraday]

Hi, why I can't see footprint manager at tools menu?
I'm in altium designer schematic editor environment.
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I found it! by pressing T and F.

 

[Boncuk]

Hi faraday,

if you're talking about Eagle: It has no dedicated "footprint manager".

Any part's footprint is part of a package. Opening a library you can as well open the library containing a certain component or create a new one.

A device contains two parts: symbol (this is used to create a schematic having pins). It further contains a package (this the part with it's footprint, outline of the package and pads (solder pads)).

symbol and package connected with each other make a device, with pins connected to the pads of a package.

Designing a schematic you'll select a device which has all necessary information of a part for the proper connection and - of course - the part footprint.

Boncuk