Installation and configuration 4 2.1 Display options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.2 Initialization of the default configuration . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.3 Modifying the default configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.4 Paths configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4.3.1 Required File: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4

project from another EDA tool KiCad configuration Common preferences Mouse and touchpad preferences Hotkey preferences Paths configuration Libraries configuration Project templates Using templates creates and uses files with the following specific file extensions (and folders) for schematic and board editing. Project manager file: *.kicad_pro Project file, containing settings that are shared between between the schematic and PCB *.pro Legacy (KiCad 5.x and earlier) project file. Can be read and will be converted to a .kicad_pro file by the project manager. Schematic editor files: 3 *.kicad_sch Schematic

and loading project archives KiCad configuration Common preferences Mouse and touchpad preferences Hotkey preferences Paths configuration Libraries configuration Project templates Using templates creates and uses files with the following specific file extensions (and folders) for schematic and board editing. Project files *.kicad_pro Project file, containing settings that are shared between the the schematic and PCB *.pro Legacy (KiCad 5.x and earlier) project file. Can be read and will be converted to a .kicad_pro file by the project manager. 3 Schematic editor files *.kicad_sch Schematic

and loading project archives KiCad configuration Common preferences Mouse and touchpad preferences Hotkey preferences Paths configuration Libraries configuration Project templates Using templates creates and uses files with the following specific file extensions (and folders) for schematic and board editing. Project files *.kicad_pro Project file, containing settings that are shared between the the schematic and PCB *.pro Legacy (KiCad 5.x and earlier) project file. Can be read and will be converted to a .kicad_pro file by the project manager. 3 Schematic editor files *.kicad_sch Schematic

. . . . Table of Contents Introduction to the KiCad Schematic Editor Description Initial Configuration The Schematic Editor User Interface Navigating the editing canvas Hotkeys Mouse operations notation Assigning models SPICE directives Running simulations Helpful hints Advanced Topics Configuration and Customization Text variables Database Libraries HTTP Libraries Custom Netlist and BOM manual. Initial Configuration When the Schematic Editor is run for the first time, if the the global symbol library table file sym-lib-table is not found in the KiCad configuration folder then KiCad

. . . . Table of Contents Introduction to the KiCad Schematic Editor Description Initial Configuration The Schematic Editor User Interface Navigating the editing canvas Hotkeys Mouse operations Simulator Value notation Assigning models SPICE directives Running simulations Advanced Topics Configuration and Customization Text variables Database Libraries Custom Netlist and BOM Formats Actions manual. Initial Configuration When the Schematic Editor is run for the first time, if the the global symbol library table file sym-lib-table is not found in the KiCad configuration folder then KiCad

Saving and loading project archives KiCad configuration Common preferences Mouse and touchpad preferences Hotkey preferences パスの設定 Libraries configuration プロジェクト・テンプレート テンプレートの使用 Template locations kicad_pro Project file, containing settings that are shared between the schematic and PCB *.pro Legacy (KiCad 5.x and earlier) project file. Can be read and will be converted to a .kicad_pro file by the project library file, containing the component descriptions: graphic shape, pins, fields. *.sch Legacy (KiCad 5.x and earlier) schematic file. Can be read and will be converted to a .kicad_sch file on write

creates and uses files with the following specific file extensions (and folders) for schematic and board editing. Project manager file: *.proSmall file containing a few parameters for the current project descriptions: comments, keywords, reference to data sheets. *_cache.lib Schematic component library cache file, containing a copy of the components used in the schematic project. sym-lib- table Symbol library symbol libraries available in the schematic editor. Board editor files and folders: *.kicad_pcb Board file containing all info but the page layout. *.pretty Footprint library folders. The folder itself is

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.2 Modifying the default configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.3 Managing Footprint Library Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.3.3 Initial Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.3.4 Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 3.9.1 The File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

default configuration A default configuration file kicad.pro is provided in kicad/share/template. This file is used as the initial configuration for all new projects. This configuration file can be modified /usr/local/kicad/bin. Select Preferences - Libs and Dir. Edit as required. Save the modified configuration (Save Cfg) to kicad/share/template/kicad.pro. 2.3. Managing Footprint Libraries As of release of libraries that are always available regardless of the currently loaded project file. The table is saved in the file fp-lib-table in the user’s home folder. The location of this folder is dependent on