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I am currently using Eagle CAD 5.x and I am unable to use older parts libraries that were created for the 4.x version of Eagle CAD. Does anyone know of a way to convert them to the new format that is required by the new version?

I am looking for the Parallax SX28/SX48 parts, they are in the Scenix library that can be downloaded from Eagle Library download site.

Any hints or ideas would be appreciated!

+2  A: 

Try this http://www.opencircuits.com/SFE_Footprint_Library_Eagle.

kenny
A: 

I figured out what the issue was. Eagle CAD 5.x for Mac OS X does not have the same library import code that the Windows version does. Because of the way that files were saved in 4.x of Eagle the import code on Mac OS X does not know how to handle the file format, while the one on Windows does.

The fix is simple, on a Windows machine open the library, and save the library. It will update its format to the newer format which may then be used on Mac OS Xs version of Eagle CAD.

X-Istence
This is actually only a problem with EAGLE 4.0 files. Files saved with EAGLE 4.1 and up on any platform can be opened with Mac EAGLE 4.1 and up.
Warren Young