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Not Updated for KiCad 5 #11

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nnmsIsaac opened this issue Sep 29, 2018 · 7 comments
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Not Updated for KiCad 5 #11

nnmsIsaac opened this issue Sep 29, 2018 · 7 comments

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@nnmsIsaac
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KiCad 5 was released on 7-22-18, 2 years after the bulk of this tutorial was written. Because of this, this tutorial is harder to follow as it doesn't match up with the new version of KiCad.

@tanvir175
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I'd appreciate an updated version. Some things are a bit confusing in KiCAD 5

@lf-
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lf- commented Dec 1, 2018

I just followed the first half of this guide in KiCad 5 and it seemed pretty ok. Key shortcuts need some updates though, I will potentially PR those.

@pelomedusa
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Also, i think the component library instructions should be updated, because this menu does not exists in version 5:

Let's add our component library. At the top of the window, click on Preferences > Component Libraries.

@Mathiasb17
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"Associating Components and Footprints" : i think this part should also be updated because i was not able to do it on Kicad 5.

@LifeIsOnTheWire
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LifeIsOnTheWire commented Feb 27, 2019

If I had the time, I would write a new article from scratch for Kicad 5. I think there are some opportunities to include some new things like USB Type-C and perhaps some "best practices" like adding a PTC fuse, or design standards for differential pairs like the USB data lines.

@lf-
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lf- commented Feb 27, 2019 via email

@delstonNovetta
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Just came across this guide and was really confused why I was lacking the menu options for Preferences > Component Libraries and the append with wizard in the Footprint Libraries menu.

I don't expect a complete update of the read.me but can you add a note at the top of the guide that outlines the version of KiCad you are using for the guide? This can help ease the confusion for new people reading this guide.

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