Library 'refresh' without having to close and reopen ISIS?

[understress]

Maybe this can be done already and I don't know about it.

When I'm working on a new design (or updating an old design) I commonly have the design open in one instance of ISIS, and have a second instance of ISIS open for creating of new devices. I'll also have an instance of ARES open for creating packages for a new device.

The issue seems to be that if I create a new device in my second instance of ISIS (save it to disk, etc, etc), the first instance of ISIS is not aware of this part being created and added to a given library.

So, my question is: Is there a way to force my first instance of ISIS to 'refresh' or 'update' what it knows about a library without having to shut down that instance of ISIS and reopening it?

Thanks,

Scott

[lumotech]

Just pick the new part from the library again, and you'll be asked if existing parts should be updated.
This is on a part level, not at schematic level.

Success

Arthur

[understress]

Arthur,

That is not quite the same. When I first open the first instance of ISIS, part xyz doesn't exist in the library. After part xyz is created in the second instance of ISIS, I would like to reload or refresh the libraries in the first instance of ISIS without having to shut it down. After the reload / refresh of the libraries in the first instance of ISIS, part xyz should then show up in the library.

Scott

[David]

Hi,

As you will see on the splash screen when ISIS or ARES start, they load the libraries before ISIS / ARES opens. The only current option is to save the design / layout, close and reopen ISIS / ARES which will load your latest libraries, and hit ALT + F + 1 (File menu > No.1 on the MRU list). I will add this to the list of features to be added.

Kind regards,
Dave Spencer.

[understress]

David,

Thanks for the reply. I just wanted to be sure that I needed to close and reopen the program. Thanks for adding this to the features to be added, hopefully this is something that can be added sooner rather than later.

Scott