KiCad related resource sharing

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Related design resources:

1. KiCad's official website: http://www.kicad-pcb.org/ , from this website you can see all the information related to KiCad - software download, library download, usage documentation, etc.
2. Simple tutorial "Learn KiCad with me step by step": https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/beginners-guide-to-kicad/all , this is an article on Sparkfun for KiCad beginners
3. KiCad 5.0's official library resources: Schematic Library - https://kicad.github.io/symbols
4. KiCad 5.0 official library resources: Footprint Library - https://kicad.github.io/footprints
5. KiCad 5.0 official library resources: 3D model library - https://kicad.github.io/packages3d
6. Third-party library resources: Samacsys - http://www.samacsys.com/kicad/
7. Third-party library resources: Ultralibrarian - https://www.ultralibrarian.com/solutions/cad-vendors/kicad-pcb-libraries

KiCad Download and Install
KiCad can run on GNU/Linux, Apple macOS and Windows. You can get the latest instructions and download links by visiting http://www.kicad-pcb.org/download/ : Stable versions of KiCad
for GNU/Linux can be found in the package managers of most distributions, such as kicad and kicad-doc. If your distribution does not provide the latest stable version, follow the instructions for the unstable version and select and install the latest stable version.
Under Ubuntu, the easiest way to install the unstable, overnight release of KiCad is through PPA and Aptitude, typing the following in your Terminal:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:js-reynaud/ppa-kicad
• sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude safe-upgrade
• sudo aptitude install kicad kicad-doc-en

Alternatively, you can download and install a precompiled version of KiCad, or download the source code directly, compile and install KiCad. Download link for the stable version of KiCad
for Apple macOS environment : http://downloads.kicad-pcb.org/osx/stable/ Download link for the stable version of KiCad
for Windows environment : http://downloads.kicad-pcb.org/windows/stable/

btty038

I just used this to draw a small board

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okhxyyo

btty038 posted on 2021-2-3 20:33 I just used this to draw a small board

That's great~~ If you have time, you can share your experience and works.

btty038

okhxyyo posted on 2021-2-4 10:51 That's great~~ If you have time, you can come and share your experience and works

Currently, it is only used independently. The conversion is indeed relatively easy for beginners and runs very quickly. It is more troublesome to transfer to AD or other platforms, or errors may occur.

okhxyyo

btty038 posted on 2021-2-4 20:03 Currently only used independently. The conversion is indeed relatively comfortable for beginners. It runs very quickly. It is more difficult to transfer to AD or other...

I see. That's true. After all, AD and the like are still the mainstream now, and there will always be such a need for conversion.