⚡️ KiCad 7.0.0 Released! // Tech Highlight
Alex runs down the latest improvements in KiCad 7.0.0 – a popular open-source PCB design tool. Easily draw circles and rectangles, add text boxes, use more fonts, keep your plugins updated, and collaborate with this new version on semi-auto-routing... plus much more!
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Links:
// Official announcement – https://www.kicad.org/blog/2023/02/Version-7.0.0-Released
// SparkFun intro to KiCad – https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/beginners-guide-to-kicad/all
// Getting To Blinky (5.0) – https://contextualelectronics.com/courses/getting-to-blinky-5-0
// PCBShopper – https://pcbshopper.com
// Elektor on KiCad plugins – https://www.elektormagazine.com/articles/kicad-plugins-addons
// Purr Module, on Hackster – https://www.hackster.io/glowascii/purr-module-for-companion-bots-fe393d
// iPad to KiCad, on Hackster – https://www.hackster.io/glowascii/ipad-to-kicad-pcb-art-with-procreate-91edc9
// More 3rd party tools – https://github.com/devbisme/kicad-3rd-party-tools
// Thermal relief – https://resources.pcb.cadence.com/blog/2021-pcb-thermal-relief-guidelines-for-effective-layouts
// Charmware, on Hackster – https://www.hackster.io/glowascii/charmware-modular-tech-jewelry-system-a237f5