INSert key saves time on wires and labels | KiCad 6 Quick Tip #2

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:15:00 +0000

KiCad repeats the last command when you press the INSert key ( Fn-Enter on Mac). This excellent shortcut creates incrementing labels and makes wires the same size. Both save time when you need to label the pins of an IC in the schematic.

To try out the trick, open up a schematic. Click the Add Net Label command and then type a net label that ends in a number, like, A0.

Schematic to PCB KiCad 6 | Quick Tip #1

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:51:28 +0000

In KiCad 6 (and 5), the F8 key runs a special command. It automates annotating a schematic, generating a netlist, and loading it into PCBnew.

Also the “Edit Symbol Fields” is a better tool for updating footprints than the actual “Assign Footprints” dialog!

This video is the first one of a series of quick tips.

Quick-Tip on AddOhms by Bald Engineer

INSert key saves time on wires and labels | KiCad 6 Quick Tip #2

Schematic to PCB KiCad 6 | Quick Tip #1