PCB Editor The KiCad Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Contents Introduction to the KiCad PCB Editor Initial configuration The PCB Editor user interface Navigating the editing canvas Hotkeys Display and selection Net highlighting Cross-probing from the schematic Left toolbar display controls Creating a PCB Basic PCB concepts Capabilities Starting from a schematic Starting from scratch Board setup Editing

PCB Editor The KiCad Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net highlighting Cross-probing from the schematic Left toolbar display controls Creating a PCB Basic PCB concepts Capabilities Starting from a schematic Starting from scratch Board setup Editing Customization Custom design rules Scripting Working With IDF Component Outlines Actions reference PCB Editor 3D Viewer Common 52 55 56 57 58 59 61 61 63 64 64 69 81 82 92 92 102 104 1

. . . . . . . . . 10 2.3.7 Using the KiCad plugin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2.3.7.1 Installing KiCad plugin libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2.3.9.1 Modifying footprints in a PCB project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Pcbnew iv 3 General operations 15 52 6.1.2.1 Preparing the DXF drawing for import into KiCad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 6.1.2.2 Importing the DXF file into KiCad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6.1.2.1 Preparing the DXF drawing for import into KiCad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 6.1.2.2 Importing the DXF file into KiCad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 8.3.2 Netclass editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Footprint Editor - Managing Libraries 104 12.1 Overview of Footprint Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 12.2 Accessing Footprint Editor . .

PCB Editor The KiCad Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Contents Introduction to the KiCad PCB Editor Initial configuration The PCB Editor user interface Navigating the editing canvas Hotkeys Display and selection Net highlighting Cross-probing from the schematic Left toolbar display controls Creating a PCB Basic PCB concepts Capabilities Starting from a schematic Starting from scratch Board setup Editing

PCB Editor The KiCad Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Contents Introduction to the KiCad PCB Editor Initial configuration The PCB Editor user interface Navigating the editing canvas Hotkeys Display and selection Net highlighting Cross-probing from the schematic Left toolbar display controls Creating a PCB Basic PCB concepts Capabilities Starting from a schematic Starting from scratch Board setup Editing

org/licenses/by/3.0/), version 3.0 or later. Contributors Heitor de Bittencourt. Mathias Neumann Feedback The KiCad project welcomes feedback, bug reports, and suggestions related to the software or its documentation feedback or report an issue, please see the instructions at https://www.kicad.org/help/report-an-issue/ Introduction The KiCad PCB Calculator is a set of utilities to help you find the values of components applications where high levels of assurance are required and service is essential. PCB Types In IPC-6012B there are also 6 Types of PCB defined: Printed Boards without plated through holes (1) 1 Single-Sided

org/licenses/by/3.0/), version 3.0 or later. Contributors Heitor de Bittencourt. Mathias Neumann Feedback The KiCad project welcomes feedback, bug reports, and suggestions related to the software or its documentation feedback or report an issue, please see the instructions at https://www.kicad.org/help/report-an-issue/ Introduction The KiCad PCB Calculator is a set of utilities to help you find the values of components applications where high levels of assurance are required and service is essential. PCB Types In IPC-6012B there are also 6 Types of PCB defined: Printed Boards without plated through holes (1) 1 Single-Sided

PCB Calculator PCB Calculator ii October 31, 2021 PCB Calculator iii Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Calculators 1 2.1 Regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2.7.2 PCB Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 PCB Calculator 1 / 7 Reference manual Copyright About KiCad document: https://gitlab.com/kicad/services/kicad-doc/issues • About KiCad software: https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/issues • About KiCad software i18n: https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad-i18n/issues

Pl_Editor Pl_Editor ii October 31, 2021 Pl_Editor iii Contents 1 Introduction to Pl_Editor 2 2 Pl_Editor files 2 2.1 Input file and default title block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6 Invoking Pl_Editor 14 7 Pl_Editor Commands 14 7.1 Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 8 Left window 17 Pl_Editor iv 9 Right window 18 10 Interactive edition 20 10.1 Item selection . . . . . . . . . . . . .