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Hey guys, nice lib, but you still have some errors in 5 of your footprints. KiCad 7 does not like having a pad size of 0 (zero).
The second parameter of the ‘size’ attribute is 0 (such as ‘(size 1.8796 0)’), which must be a minimum of 1µm for KiCad 7.0+

The problematic footprints are:
1X01_OFFSET.kicad_mod
1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
2X3_OFFSET.kicad_mod
PSP_CONNECTOR.kicad_mod
STEREOJACK2.5MM_SPECIAL_POGOPINS.kicad_mod

I have attached an ugly, long error log for identifying the footprints with wrong sizes.
Should be a quick fix.

15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X01_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 20
offset: 113
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 175
offset: 112
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 176
offset: 115
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 177
offset: 115
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 178
offset: 115
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 179
offset: 116
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 180
offset: 115
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 181
offset: 116
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 182
offset: 116
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 183
offset: 116
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 184
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 185
offset: 116
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 186
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 187
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 188
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 189
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 190
offset: 116
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 191
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 192
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 193
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 194
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 195
offset: 116
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 196
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 197
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 198
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 199
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 200
offset: 116
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 201
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 202
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 203
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 204
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 205
offset: 116
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 206
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 207
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 208
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 209
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 210
offset: 116
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 211
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 212
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 213
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/1X40_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 214
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/2X3_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 41
offset: 120
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/2X3_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 42
offset: 121
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/2X3_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 43
offset: 116
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/2X3_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 44
offset: 117
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/2X3_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 45
offset: 119
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/2X3_OFFSET.kicad_mod
line: 46
offset: 120
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/PSP_CONNECTOR.kicad_mod
line: 12
offset: 32
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/STEREOJACK2.5MM_SPECIAL_POGOPINS.kicad_mod
line: 21
offset: 128
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/STEREOJACK2.5MM_SPECIAL_POGOPINS.kicad_mod
line: 22
offset: 129
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/STEREOJACK2.5MM_SPECIAL_POGOPINS.kicad_mod
line: 23
offset: 123
15:59:01: Invalid zero-sized pad pinned to 1µm in
file: SparkFun-KiCad-Libraries-master\Footprints\SparkFun-Connectors.pretty/STEREOJACK2.5MM_SPECIAL_POGOPINS.kicad_mod
line: 24
offset: 121

Is this maintained anymore? KiCAD is about to switch library formats https://kicad.org/libraries/klc/

CAP-08310 is a 47uF 10V Tantalum cap. It is very polarized. But the symbol is currently unpolarized...

Suggest adding sparkfun_ or otherwise to avoid conflicts. Currently the RF.pretty conflicts with default kicad library RF.pretty.

The footprint TQFP32-08 (at least) has all its pads oriented at 0º, but with the top/bottom pads having their height and width swapped from the left/right pads. This means when Kicad does a Push Pad Properties the "don't modify pads with different orientations" doesn't work.

The pads should have the same widths & heights, but one set should be rotated 90º from the other.

Ref: https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1836137

Remove from SMD caps and resistors

In v7, the searching the word 'SparkFun Push' allowed discovery of all SparkFun available push button switches because the search box included the file names ("SparkFun-Switch.pretty" was included). In v8, the file names are not searched, so only the FPs that have the word sparkfun explicitly in the keyword/description box is included in the search results.

I put 'SparkFun' in front of nearly all my searches to remove the kicad default libs, but this is hindering v8 use. This is a problem for symbol search as well.

Possible solutions:

• Add the keyword SparkFun to all FPs and symbols.
• Make users not import/use default KiCad libs/symbols, just search without the word SparkFun
• Allow import of default libraries, make user wade through

@PaulZC I'm leaning towards adding the keyword but it feels brute force to me. Have you got any ideas?

And symbols as well:

running latest version of Raspberry Pi os on Raspberry Pi 5 8Gb
Discovered a problem, and was advised to upgrade KiCad, which I did via Flatpak, to see if solved.
Now version 7.0.10

2 methods, but essentially still the same problem:

1. downloaded .zip file, copied to /usr/share/kicad/3rd_party/sparkfun/sparkfun_kicad_libraries, unzipped.
   I then set global variables in KiCad to point at the Footprint & Symbol libraries.
   Looking at both Symbol and Footprint libraries, I see only one of the two, it's marked as sparkfun, and it's not
   expandable to show individual parts. To ensure they were correct, I had navigated to the directories I created then
   did 'pwd' and copy/pasted that.

2. used the plugin & content manager, selected libraries tab, install from file, navigated to original sparkfun.zip,
   selected it. after a few seconds I get the error message "Archive does not contain a valid metadata .json file"