The KiCad Team PCB Editor ## Table of Contents Introduction to the KiCad PCB Editor 2 Initial configuration 2 The PCB Editor user interface 3 Navigating the editing canvas 3 Hotkeys 4 Display outputs ..... 69 Printing ..... 70 Exporting files ..... 71 Footprints and footprint libraries ..... 73 Managing footprint libraries ..... 73 Creating and editing footprints ..... 75 Advanced topics Scripting ..... 98 Working With IDF Component Outlines ..... 100 Actions reference ..... 109 PCB Editor ..... 109 3D Viewer ..... 120 Common ..... 122 ## Reference manual ## NOTE This manual is in

The KiCad Team PCB Editor ## Table of Contents Introduction to Pcbnew 2 Initial configuration 2 The Pcbnew user interface 3 Navigating the editing canvas 3 Hotkeys 4 Display and selection controls outputs ..... 57 Printing ..... 58 Exporting files ..... 59 Footprints and footprint libraries ..... 61 Managing footprint libraries ..... 61 Creating and editing footprints ..... 63 Advanced topics Scripting ..... 81 Working With IDF Component Outlines ..... 82 Actions reference ..... 92 PCB Editor ..... 92 3D Viewer ..... 102 Common ..... 104 ## Reference manual ## NOTE This manual is in

program Eeschema to create printed circuit boards. Pcbnew manages libraries of footprints. Each footprint is a drawing of the physical component including its land pattern (the layout of pads on the circuit required footprints are automatically loaded during the reading of the Netlist. Any changes to footprint selection or annotation can be changed in the schematic and updated in pcbnew by regenerating the footprints which are connected on the schematic. These connections move dynamically as track and footprint movements are made. Pcbnew has a simple but effective autorouter to assist in the production of

Modifying the default configuration 3 2.3 Managing Footprint Libraries 3 2.3.1 Global Footprint Library Table 4 2.3.2 Project Specific Footprint Library Table 4 2.3.3 Initial Configuration 4 2 and fast editing ..... 32 3.14 Available modes ..... 32 3.14.1 Normal mode ..... 32 3.14.2 Footprint mode ..... 34 3.14.3 Tracks mode ..... 35 4 Schematic Implementation ..... 37 4.1 Linking exchange for footprints already placed on board 58 7 Footprint placement 60 7.1 Assisted placement 60 7.2 Manual placement 60 7.3 Automatic Footprint Distribution 62 7.4 Automatic placement of footprints

program Eeschema to create printed circuit boards. Pcbnew manages libraries of footprints. Each footprint is a drawing of the physical component including its land pattern (the layout of pads on the circuit required footprints are automatically loaded during the reading of the Netlist. Any changes to footprint selection or annotation can be changed in the schematic and updated in pcbnew by regenerating the footprints which are connected on the schematic. These connections move dynamically as track and footprint movements are made. Pcbnew has a simple but effective autorouter to assist in the production of

2.3 Managing Footprint Libraries: legacy versions 3 2.4 Managing Footprint Libraries: .pretty repositories 4 2.4.1 Global Footprint Library Table 5 2.4.2 Project Specific Footprint Library Table and fast editing ..... 26 3.14 Available modes ..... 26 3.14.1 Normal mode ..... 26 3.14.2 Footprint mode ..... 28 3.14.3 Tracks mode ..... 29 Schematic Implementation ..... 31 4.1 Linking exchange for footprints already placed on board 52 7 Footprint placement 54 7.1 Assisted placement 54 7.2 Manual placement 54 7.3 Automatic Footprint Distribution 56 7.4 Automatic placement of footprints

## KiCad PI\_Editor October 31, 2021 ## Contents 1 Introduction to Pl_Editor 2 2 Pl_Editor files 2 2.1 Input file and default title block 2 2.2 Output file 2 3 Theory of operations 3 3.1 Basic Constraints 11 5.1 Page 1 constraint 11 5.2 Text full size constraint 12 6 Invoking Pl_Editor 14 7 Pl_Editor Commands 14 7.1 Main Screen 14 7.2 Main Window Toolbar 15 7.3 Commands in drawing area Publication date and software version may 23, 2015. ## 1 Introduction to PI\_Editor Pl_Editor is a page layout editor tool to create custom title blocks, and frame references. The title block, associated

The KiCad Team Schematic Editor ## Table of Contents Introduction to the KiCad Schematic Editor ..... 2 概要 ..... 2 初期設定 ..... 2 The Schematic Editor User Interface ..... 4 Navigating the editing ..... 79 Assigning Footprints While Placing Symbols ..... 81 Assigning Footprints with the Footprint Assignment Tool ..... 82 Forward and back annotation ..... 89 Update PCB from Schematic (forward Libraries ..... 162 Custom Netlist and BOM Formats ..... 163 Actions reference ..... 179 Schematic Editor ..... 179 Common ..... 186 ## リファレンス・マニュアル NOTE This manual is in the process of being revised

which lists all the electrical connections, for other packages. Eeschema includes a symbol library editor, which can create and edit symbols and manage libraries. It also integrates the following additional key displays the current hotkey list. - Hotkeys might be redefined in Controls tab of Schematic Editor Options dialog (menu Preferences → General Options). Here is the default hotkey list: |Help (this Orient Normal Symbol N Edit Symbol Value V Edit Symbol Reference U Edit Symbol Footprint F Edit with Symbol Editor Ctrl+E Begin Wire W Begin Bus B End Line Wire Bus K Add Label L Add Hierarchical

Schematic Editor Options ..... 20 3.2.5 Preferences and Language ..... 21 3.3 Help menu ..... 21 General Top Toolbar ..... 22 4.1 Sheet management ..... 22 4.2 Options of the schematic editor .. 4.6.2 ERC options dialog ..... 28 4.7 Bill of Material tool ..... 29 4.8 Import tool for footprint assignment: ..... 30 4.8.1 Access: ..... 30 Schematic Creation and Editing ..... 31 5.1 Information About Component Libraries 79 1.2 Component Library Overview 79 1.3 Component Library Editor Overview 80 1.3.1 Main Toolbar 80 1.3.2 Element Toolbar 82 1.3.3 Options Toolbar 83 1.4 Library