Electronic schematic and PCB design software
Kicad is a suite of programs for the creation of printed circuit boards.
It includes a schematic editor, a PCB layout tool, support tools and a
3D viewer to display a finished & fully populated PCB.
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Kicad is made up of 5 main components:
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- kicad - project manager
- eeschema - schematic editor
- pcbnew - PCB editor
- gerbview - GERBER viewer
- cvpcb - footprint selector for components
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Libraries:
- Both eeschema and pcbnew have library managers and editors for their
components and footprints
- You can easily create, edit, delete and exchange library items
- Documentation files can be associated with components, footprints and key
words, allowing a fast search by function
- Very large libraries are available for schematic components and footprints
- Most components have corresponding 3D models