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LGT8F328P
Hello, I'd like to contribute and LGT8F328P(aka larduino) pro mini to the library. It's a clone of arduino, as I can see very popular but I couldn't find it in library so far. Is there any rules against such clones or non-original products that I might violate?
There is no problem with creating more parts. Either completely new, or variations of what already exists. You will find a lot (with varying quality) in the forum
For something like this, match the existing part family, and as much as possible the tags and properties. Just adjust enough to make it unique, so that it is easy to switch between part variations by changing (descriptive) properties values using Inspector.
I will also point to FritzingCheckPart as a tool to help check for problems that may not be obvious in manual testing. That tool is not perfect either, but whatever it complains about is at least worth a look. In the default setup, it "optimizes" the files, so use it with copies until/unless you accept all of its choices.
If the schematic does not need to change, you can directly reference the old svg file in the new part, without needing to take a copy of it. That works whether the new part is a standalone fzpz file, or being merged into the core library.
There are part making tutorials in the forum as well, that cover some of the possible methods for manipulating the files. Since the svg and fzp files are both xml based, a text editor is all that is really needed. Plus a tool to create a zip file from them, if creating a standalone fzpz part file.
