Introduction to the KiCad plugin system 2 1.1 Plugin Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.1.1 Plugin Class: PLUGIN_3D . . . . . . . . 3 2 Tutorials: 3D Plugin Class 4 2.1 Basic 3D Plugin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.2 Advanced 3D Plugin . . . . . . . . . . . Programming Interface (API) 18 3.1 Plugin Class APIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3.1.1 API: Base Kicad Plugin Class . . . . . . . . . . .

Introduction to the KiCad plugin system 2 1.1 Plugin Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.1.1 Plugin Class: PLUGIN_3D . . . . . . 3 2 Tutorials: 3D Plugin Class 4 2.1 Tutorial: 3D Plugin, Demo 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.2 Tutorial: 3D Plugin, Demo 2 . . . . . Interface (API) 18 3.1 Plugin Class APIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3.1.1 API: Base Kicad Plugin Class . . . . . . . . .

Kicad Plugins The KiCad Team KiCad Plugin System Copyright This document is Copyright © 2016 by it’s contributors as listed below. You may distribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the Introduction to the KiCad plugin system The KiCad plugin system is a framework for extending the capabilities of KiCad using shared libraries. One of the main advantages of using a plugin is that it is not necessary while developing a plugin; in fact, plugins can be built with the aid of a very small set of headers from the KiCad source tree. Removing the requirement to build KiCad during plugin development greatly

Kicad Plugins The KiCad Team KiCad Plugin System Copyright This document is Copyright © 2016 by it’s contributors as listed below. You may distribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the Introduction to the KiCad plugin system The KiCad plugin system is a framework for extending the capabilities of KiCad using shared libraries. One of the main advantages of using a plugin is that it is not necessary while developing a plugin; in fact plugins can be built with the aid of a very small set of headers from the KiCad source tree. Removing the requirement to build KiCad during plugin development greatly

‘include/plugins/kicad_plugin.h’ 声明了所有 KiCad 插件所需的泛型函数; 这 些函数标识插件类，提供特定插件的名称，提供插件类 API 的版本信息，提供 特定插件的版本信息，并提供插件类 API 的基本版本兼容性检查。 简而言 之，这些功能是： /* 返回命名插件类的 UTF-8 字符串 */ /* Return a UTF-8 string naming the Plugin Class char const* GetKicadPluginClass( void ); /* 返回插件类API的版本信息 */ /* Return version information for the Plugin Class API */ void GetClassVersion( unsigned char* Major, unsigned char* Minor, unsigned char* true。 确定给定的插件类 API 是否兼容。 Return true if the version check implemented in the plugin determines that the given Plugin Class API is compatible. */ bool CheckClassVersion( unsigned char Major,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.1.1 插件类：PLUGIN_3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 教程：3D 插件类 类中。 除非正在开发新的插件类，否则插件开发人员不需要关心 KiCad 管理插件的内部代码的细节; 插件只需要定义其特定 插件类声明的函数。 标题‘include/plugins/kicad_plugin.h’声明了所有 KiCad 插件所需的泛型函数; 这些函数标识插件类，提供特定插 件的名称，提供插件类 API 的版本信息，提供特定插件的版本信息，并提供插件类 API 的基本版本兼容性检查。简 件 b''b'' 类 b''b'' 的 b'' UTF-8 b'' 字 b''b'' 符 b''b'' 串 b'' */ /* Return a UTF-8 string naming the Plugin Class */ char const* GetKicadPluginClass( void ); /* b'' 返 b''b'' 回 b''b'' 插 b''b'' 件 b''b'' 类

. . . . . . 10 2.3.7 Using the KiCad plugin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2.3.7.1 Installing KiCad plugin libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2.3.8 Using the GitHub Plugin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2.3.8.1 Copy-On-Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . footprint. There are several kinds of library supported by Pcbnew, each of which is supported by a ”plugin”: • KiCad - native KiCad footprint libraries stored on a local filesystem in the .pretty format

footprint. There are several kinds of library supported by Pcbnew, each of which is supported by a "plugin": KiCad - native KiCad footprint libraries stored on a local filesystem in the .pretty format (folders field to add a description of the library entry. The option field contains special options that are plugin- specific and is generally blank. Although you cannot have duplicate library nicknames in the same location now. If you are using the Github plugin (no local copy), the footprints are loaded from Github when needed. 2.3.7. Using the KiCad plugin The KiCad plugin deals with native KiCad libraries that

projects without breaking their project library tables. Using the GitHub Plugin NOTE KiCad removed support for the GitHub library plugin in version 6.0. Migrating footprint libraries to KiCad format Non-KiCad built-in Plugin and Content Manager (see the KiCad chapter for details) or by placing the plugin files inside the user plugins directory. See the Scripting section below for details. Each plugin that is show a button on the top toolbar of the PCB editor. If the "Show button" control is unchecked for a plugin, it may still be accessed from the Tools > External Plugins menu. The arrow controls at the bottom

projects without breaking their project library tables. Using the GitHub Plugin NOTE KiCad removed support for the GitHub library plugin in version 6.0. Migrating footprint libraries to KiCad format Non-KiCad built-in Plugin and Content Manager (see the KiCad chapter for details) or by placing the plugin files inside the user plugins directory. See the Scripting section below for details. Each plugin that is show a button on the top toolbar of the PCB editor. If the "Show button" control is unchecked for a plugin, it may still be accessed from the Tools > External Plugins menu. The arrow controls at the bottom