📐🖥️ 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝟑𝐃 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥? 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧💡🚀 Did you know that creating custom 3D models for your KiCAD footprint libraries is easier than you think? 🤔 Although manufacturers or the community might not always provide valid 3D
KiCAD 7 Symbol values
🎩🎩🎩 𝐊𝐢𝐂𝐀𝐃 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟕: 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 ⚙️ #KiCAD has always been a popular choice among hardware design engineers, and with the release of Version 7, it’s even more powerful! One of the standout features
Solder mask expansion in KiCAD
🎩🎩🎩 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐂𝐀𝐃 Solder mask expansion, also known as solder mask clearance or solder mask swell, is the distance between the edge of a pad and the edge of the solder mask opening. The expansion is essential
KiCAD Teardrop tool
🎩🎩🎩 𝐊𝐢𝐂𝐀𝐃 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥 🎉 With the release of KiCAD version 7.0 we no longer need any Teardrops creating plugins. 🎉 The discovery of this feature was a holiday to me. Why? I hate plugins and extensions. Now I
Label fields
🎩🎩🎩 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗖𝗔𝗗 𝟳 The new KiCAD v7 brings a new opportunity for fields of a label. In the picture, you can see the new field „microstrip“, which is directly translated as a Net class identifier. 👉
Copper to edge clearance
🎩🎩🎩 𝗞𝗶𝗖𝗔𝗗 𝘃𝟳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 What is this all about? The KiCAD v6 had the same design constraint as the new KiCAD v7. Both look the same but act differently. The new KiCAD v7 really pours the
FreeCAD modelling for KiCAD
🎩🎩🎩 A 3-step guide on how to prepare a simple 3D model for KiCAD I have a very short guide on preparing a simple 3D model of a component for a KiCAD footprint. 1️⃣ Create a simplified body in FreeCAD.
How to 3D-print PCBs from KiCAD
🎩🎩🎩 How to 3D-print PCBs from KiCAD? I prepared a short guide using Free tools only: 1️⃣ Set a new Drill/Place origin to the bottom left corner of the PCB. 2️⃣ Export the PCB as a new 3D model in
KiCAD project templates
🎩🎩🎩 Project templates in KiCAD Work on #hardwaretemplates for @Beny-devices inspired me to simplify the schematic drawing preparation. Especially the drawing Title block content repeats in every project. Here is a short guide on how to prepare a customized KiCAD schematic template:
Object opacity sliders in KiCAD
🎩🎩🎩 Object opacity in KiCAD Today, I have a small tip for KiCAD users who are not so observant. I am not, which is why I noticed the opacity sliders almost a year after the current version 6 leaked. You