The first step is to create a new DipTrace schematic project.
Launch the DipTrace Launcher, then Launch Schematic Capture.
Save the blank schematic to:
D:\Src\HQ\Dev\SB\Chip\EZ430\USB\Work\Motor\Brd\JumpMtr01.dch
Then launch the DipTrace Component Editor and save a new library to:
D:\Src\HQ\Dev\SB\Chip\EZ430\USB\Work\Motor\Brd\JumpMtr.eli
I then grab some parts from the BlinkMtr02 project that I know I will be reusing: A3967SLB, LED_0402, LED_0603, MTR, PwrExt, RES_0402, and RES_0603. Importing DipTrace components is a two-step process, first create a new component (Component > Add New to Library) then overwrite the new component with a component copied from another library (Component > Get from Library...).
The components are copied into the project library because, in the hardware world, I do not want the component library to update across all projects when it is changed. I want the component specification to be frozen in time until I explicitly updated through a part replacement. Also, I want the project to be completely self-contained.