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== Issues == | == Issues == | ||
* under OSX (10.11) the 4.0.2 Version has a lot of performance issues with the standard canvas. Try using the OpenGL canvas, however for [[User:Pakue|Patrick]] this resulted in a reoccurring crash (3-2016). | * under OSX (10.11) the 4.0.2 Version has a lot of performance issues with the standard canvas. Try using the OpenGL canvas, however for [[User:Pakue|Patrick]] this resulted in a reoccurring crash (3-2016). | ||
== Tutorials == | |||
* {{P}}'s [[KiCad Seminar|KiCad seminar]] | |||
* Hackaday - "Creating a PCB in Everything: KiCad" | |||
** [https://hackaday.com/2016/11/17/creating-a-pcb-in-everything-kicad-part-1/ part 1], [https://hackaday.com/2016/12/09/creating-a-pcb-in-everything-kicad-part-2/ part 2], [https://hackaday.com/2016/12/23/creating-a-pcb-in-everything-kicad-part-3/ part 3] | |||
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[[Category:Design]] | [[Category:Design]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:06, 14 July 2019
| SoftwareInfoBox KiCad | |
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| Type: | EDA (electronic design automation) |
| Platform: | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| License: | GPLv2 |
| Source: | http://kicad-pcb.org/ |
| Input Formats: | |
| Output Formats: | Gerber files |
| Users: | Patrick, Mitja |
KiCad is an open source alternative to EAGLE, without any artificial restrictions. As a beginner, you might be interested in Fritzing as well.
Libraries
KiCad comes with an extensive library already. Sources for third party libraries are
- Github: sort of official and maintained KiCad library but there are many more, simply search for "KiCad library"
- vendors, e.g. Freetronics
Issues
- under OSX (10.11) the 4.0.2 Version has a lot of performance issues with the standard canvas. Try using the OpenGL canvas, however for Patrick this resulted in a reoccurring crash (3-2016).
Tutorials
- Patrick's KiCad seminar
- Hackaday - "Creating a PCB in Everything: KiCad"
