Installation PCBNEW

Headings:

2 - Installation

2.1 - Installation of the software

2.2 - Modifying the default configuration

Installation

Installation of the software

The installation procedure is described in the kicad documentation.

Modifying the default configuration

A default configuration file: kicad.pro is provided in kicad/template. It is used as the initial configuration for all new projects.

This configuration file can be modified, generally to change the list of libraries.

To do this:

Launch pcbnew using kicad or directly (c:\kicad\winexe\pcbnew.exe).
(Linux: run /usr/local/kicad/linux/kicad or /usr/local/kicad/linux/pcbnew).

Select Preferences - Libs and Dir.

Edit as required.

Save the modified configuration (Save Cfg) to kicad/template/kicad.pro.

Keith Cockburn

2005-06-13T11:07:19

Keith Cockburn