Tag: KICAD

Digi-Key Electronics has announced that it is in beta release of a library containing almost 1,000 common parts for the open-source KiCad schematic capture and PCB tool. By Ally Winning @ eenewsembedded.com: The library will be hosted on the Digi-Key website. It was built after...

Convert your KiCAD boards into nice looking 2D drawings suitable for pinout diagrams. Never draw them manually again! [via] Jan Mrázek created a Python script that takes a KiCAD board (.kicad_pcb file) and produces a 2D nice looking drawing of the board as an SVG file. This small...

Although the new Eagle subscription model by Autodesk will bring much-needed features to the software, many users after the announcement had decided to move their work to other alternatives, such as KiCad, Altium, Cadence, etc. One of the challenges was to convert the libraries made...

After acquiring CadSoft in June 2016, Autodesk released a new version of EAGLE with new features that improve program functions and a new pricing plan. The new version of Eagle added a modular design blocks feature to the schematic editor that allows you to quickly replicate...

octopart.com just launched the latest Common Parts Library - it comes with integration with Seeed Studio's Open Parts Library and a downloadable symbols and footprints library in KiCad, Eagle and Altium. Today, we are announcing a new version of the Common Parts Library for...

Jeff Ciesielski has published a component manager for KiCad layout software. The goal of this app is to ease the bom management burden on designers who choose to use Kicad for their layout and schematic capture needs, allowing for faster, easier data entry, and to provide a part...

lachlanA @ github.com has published a Eagle SCH/LIB to KiCad SCH/LIB ULP conversion script: The following 5 ulp (eagle user script file) and one ulp include file, work together or stand alone to convert Eagle sch/pcb version 6.xx(7.xx maybe?) file(s) and any version of Eagle...

kicad StepUp allows exporting kicad 3D board and comps in STEP AP214 .By easyw @ sourceforge.net: kicad StepUp: a new approach to export kicad board and modules in STEP AP214 (with colors). With kicad StepUp, it is possible to work in kicad EDA with the same component model data...