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KiCad + FreeCAD Class 2

A course class for Introduction to KiCad and FreeCAD

HackadayU online course for PCB design using KiCad & mechanical design using FreeCAD. You need basic electronics / engineering skills.

anool-mahidhariaAnool Mahidharia 07/13/2020 at 19:120 Comments

Here is the link to watch Class 2.

In this class, we cover : 

00:00:00 - Session II Overview and Session I review
00:04:15 - Bitmap to Component converter
00:09:40 - Symbol - Footprint association
00:15:20 - Create footprint library and import/add custom footprints
00:17:50 - Netlist Export
00:18:50 - PCBnew Toolbar review, layer manager, page, board and grid settings 
00:25:10 - Netlist / Parts Import
00:28:00 - Parts - move, rotate, flip, place
00:34:10 - Board outline / Edge cuts
00:43:00 - Routing / Track layout
00:43:40 - Net classes setup
00:53:45 - Zone / Pour / Fill
01:02:45 - 3D View
01:03:05 - Silk and Fab Layer cleanup
01:10:15 - ERC

See you in Office Hours on Friday - note the revised time - at 20:30 IST / 11:00am EDT / 8:00 am PDT. 
Link to calendar for easy timezone conversion.

I've updated the Git repo to reflect what we've covered in Session 2.

If you have any questions, please let me know here. 

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