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

Pcbnew The KiCad Team Reference manual Copyright This document is Copyright © 2010-2015 by its contributors as listed below. You may distribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU 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 and manages in real time the hairline indication (rats nest) of missing tracks. The display of the PCB elements (tracks, pads, text, drawings…) is customizable: In full or outline. With or without track

. . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pcbnew The KiCad Team Reference manual Copyright This document is Copyright © 2010-2015 by its contributors as listed below. You may distribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU to here: About KiCad document: https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-doc/issues About KiCad software: https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad About KiCad software i18n: https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-i18n/issues Publication and manages in real time the hairline indication (rats nest) of missing tracks. The display of the PCB elements (tracks, pads, text, drawings…) is customizable: In full or outline. With or without track

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

PCB Calculator The KiCad Team Reference manual Copyright This document is Copyright © 2019 by it’s contributors as listed below. You may distribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the 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 com/kicad/code/kicad-i18n/issues Publication date and software version March 05 2020 1. Introduction The KiCad PCB Calculator is a set of utilities to help you find the values of components or other parameters of a

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