The latest iteration of #KiCad, the world’s best free-to-use #PCB tool, is packed with features usually only in expensive commercial #CAD tools.
This Book offers a KiCad PCB Design Tutorial.
Here are the most significant improvements and features in KiCad 6, both over and under the hood:
Modern user interface, completely redesigned from earlier versions
Improved and customizable electrical and design rule checkers
Theme editor allowing you to customize KiCad on your screen
Ability to import projects from Eagle, CADSTART, and more
Enhanced bus handling
Full control over the presentation of information by the layout editor
Filters define selectable elements
Enhanced interactive router helps you draw single tracks and differential pairs with precision
New or enhanced tools to draw tracks, measure distances, tune track lengths, etc.
Enhanced tool for creating filled zones
Easy data exchange with other CAD applications
Realistic ray-tracing capable 3D viewer
Huge community of contributors that make KiCad better every day
Rich repositories of symbol, footprint, and 3D shape libraries
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00:00 Intro
00:18 KiCad Like a Pro
01:15 Content
02:05 Design PCBs with KiCad 6
02:39 KiCad 6 Features
03:23 KiCad 6 Projects tutorials and tips
03:33 Outro