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KiCad + FreeCAD Class 3

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.

lutetiumLutetium 07/20/2020 at 19:100 Comments

Here is the link to watch Class 3.

In this class, we cover:

00:00 Intro
02:20 Dimensions, Origin offsets
05:30 Interactive Routing
06:55 Modify edge cuts
10:15 Archive footprints in custom library and swap references
16:15 Keepout Areas, Exposed zones
23:45 Plugins
31:20 Interactive BoM
33:20 Plotting - Gerbers, Position files and PDF's
39:45 GerbView
42:30 Export - STEP and VRML
46:30 Create custom footprint and add to project library
55:20 Back import
57:00 Add 3D model for custom footprint
59:55 Interactive Routing - Advanced features

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