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 variables Custom design rules Scripting Working With IDF Component Outlines Actions reference PCB Editor 3D Viewer Common 64 67 68 69 70 71 73 73 75 76 76 81 82 98 100 109 109 120 122

PCB Editor The KiCad Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 not have hotkeys assigned by default, but hotkeys can be assigned or redefined using the hotkey editor (Preferences → Preferences… → Hotkeys). NOTE Many of the actions available through hotkeys are

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Pcbnew vii 8.3.2 Netclass editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 8.3 Footprint Editor - Managing Libraries 112 12.1 Overview of Footprint Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 12.2 Accessing Footprint Editor . . . . . . . . 113 12.3 Footprint Editor user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 12.4 Top toolbar in Footprint Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 8.3.2 Netclass editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Footprint Editor - Managing Libraries 104 12.1 Overview of Footprint Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 12.2 Accessing Footprint Editor . . . . 105 12.3 Footprint Editor user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 12.4 Top toolbar in Footprint Editor . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Eeschema iv 3.2.4 Preferences menu / Schematic Editor Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 3.2.5 Preferences and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 4.2 Options of the schematic editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 4.2.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Eeschema vii 11 Component Library Editor 79 11.1 General Information About Component Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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 18 Pl_Editor iv 9 Right window 19 10 Interactive edition 21 10.1 Item selection . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drawing Sheet Editor Table of Contents Introduction to Pl_Editor Pl_Editor files Input file and default title block Output file Theory of operations Page Setup dialog: Constraints Page 1 constraint Text full size constraint Invoking Pl_Editor Pl_Editor Commands Main Screen Main Window Toolbar Commands in drawing area (draw panel) Status Bar / Publication date and software version may 23, 2015. 3 Introduction to Pl_Editor Pl_Editor is a page layout editor tool to create custom title blocks, and frame references. The title block, associated

Schematic Editor The KiCad Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Contents Introduction to the KiCad Schematic Editor Description Initial Configuration The Schematic Editor User Interface Navigating the editing canvas Hotkeys Mouse operations Text variables Database Libraries Custom Netlist and BOM Formats Actions reference Schematic Editor Common 89 90 91 94 101 101 104 130 131 131 132 137 138 147 147 147 149 152 169

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drawing Sheet Editor Table of Contents Introduction to Pl_Editor Pl_Editor files Input file and default title block Output file Theory of operations Page Setup dialog: Constraints Page 1 constraint Text full size constraint Invoking Pl_Editor Pl_Editor Commands Main Screen Main Window Toolbar Commands in drawing area (draw panel) Status Bar / Publication date and software version may 23, 2015. 3 Introduction to Pl_Editor Pl_Editor is a page layout editor tool to create custom title blocks, and frame references. The title block, associated