always one layer that is active in the editor. The active layer is drawn on top of other layers and will be the layer assigned to newly-created objects. The active layer is indicated in the layer selector highlighted in the appearance panel. To change the active layer, you can left-click a layer name in the appearance panel, use the drop-down layer selector in the top toolbar, or use a hotkey. Layers can can be hidden to simplify the board view. You can hide a layer even if it is the active layer. Display order for board layers NOTE TODO: Explain this. The appearance panel The appearance panel provides

Windows: C:\Program Files\KiCad\6.0\share\kicad\template\ Linux: /usr/share/kicad/template/ macOS: /Applications/KiCad/KiCad.app/Contents/SharedSupport/template/ Schematic Editor Basics To pan around the visibility, colors, and opacity of PCB layers, objects, and nets. The active layer is changed by clicking on the name of a layer. Below the Appearance Panel is the Selection Filter, which enables and disables board itself has not been defined. The board is defined by drawing a board outline on the Edge.Cuts layer. It’s often useful to draw the board outline with a coarse grid, which makes it easy to get round

Windows: C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\share\kicad\template\ Linux: /usr/share/kicad/template/ macOS: /Applications/KiCad/KiCad.app/Contents/SharedSupport/template/ Schematic Editor Basics To pan around the visibility, colors, and opacity of PCB layers, objects, and nets. The active layer is changed by clicking on the name of a layer. Below the Appearance Panel is the Selection Filter, which enables and disables board itself has not been defined. The board is defined by drawing a board outline on the Edge.Cuts layer. It’s often useful to draw the board outline with a coarse grid, which makes it easy to get round

Windows: C:\Program Files\KiCad\6.0\share\kicad\template\ Linux: /usr/share/kicad/template/ macOS: /Applications/KiCad/KiCad.app/Contents/SharedSupport/template/ Schematic Editor Basics To pan around the visibility, colors, and opacity of PCB layers, objects, and nets. The active layer is changed by clicking on the name of a layer. Below the Appearance Panel is the Selection Filter, which enables and disables board itself has not been defined. The board is defined by drawing a board outline on the Edge.Cuts layer. It’s often useful to draw the board outline with a coarse grid, which makes it easy to get round

Windows: C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\share\kicad\template\ Linux: /usr/share/kicad/template/ macOS: /Applications/KiCad/KiCad.app/Contents/SharedSupport/template/ Schematic Editor Basics To pan around the visibility, colors, and opacity of PCB layers, objects, and nets. The active layer is changed by clicking on the name of a layer. Below the Appearance Panel is the Selection Filter, which enables and disables board itself has not been defined. The board is defined by drawing a board outline on the Edge.Cuts layer. It’s often useful to draw the board outline with a coarse grid, which makes it easy to get round

Windows: C:\Program Files\KiCad\8.0\share\kicad\template\ Linux: /usr/share/kicad/template/ macOS: /Applications/KiCad/KiCad.app/Contents/SharedSupport/template/ Schematic Editor Basics To pan around the visibility, colors, and opacity of PCB layers, objects, and nets. The active layer is changed by clicking on the name of a layer. Below the Appearance Panel is the Selection Filter, which enables and disables board itself has not been defined. The board is defined by drawing a board outline on the Edge.Cuts layer. It’s often useful to draw the board outline with a coarse grid, which makes it easy to get round

Modifying the 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 Preferences - Libs and Dir. Edit as required. Save the modified configuration (Save Cfg) to kicad/share/template/kicad.pro. 2.3. Managing Footprint Libraries: legacy versions You can have access to the library will attempt to copy the default footprint table file fp_global_table stored in the system’s KiCad template folder to the file fp-lib-table in the user’s home folder. If fp_global_table cannot be found, an

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 5.3 Layer Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 5.4 Selection of the active layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 5.4.1 Selection using the layer manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modifying the 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

Modifying the 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 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 4.0, Pcbnew organises the footprint will attempt to copy the default footprint table file fp_global_table stored in the system’s KiCad template folder to the file fp-lib-table in the user’s home folder. If fp_global_table cannot be found, an

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 5.3 Layer Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 5.4 Selection of the active layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 5.4.1 Selection using the layer manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modifying the default configuration A default configuration file kicad.pro is provided in kicad/share/template. This file is used as the initial configu- ration for all new projects. This configuration file