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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
code
Posts with mentions or reviews of code.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-11.
- Equivalent of EAGLE "devices" libraries in KiCad?
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Dark UI / Dark Mode
How do i enable the UI to be dark like in this post https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/3923
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Can someone review my schematic and PCB?
For point 1, are you sure you're using the latest KiCad version? I know there was a bug in de software before, which caused this exact problem. But that's already from a long time ago: https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/6447
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KiCad Project Makefile
The first thing of thought of with kicad-cli is a Makefile include. It's developed into kicad-makefile. It does everything I want, except DRC/ERC but hopefully that will come. Perhaps others on here will find it useful and can contribute. See the README for info on how to use it and integrate with GitHub actions.
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Python errors with 7
Not sure if the devs watch these forums, but if you want this issue solved I recommend raising the issue on Gitlab https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues (where the devs will definately see your bug report)
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KidCad 7 won't snap to objects on non-active layer
There's an open feature request for an explicit multi-layer snap mode: https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/6266
- A little bit offtopic kicad7 released
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Kicad 7 released
- https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/4084
- KiCad 6.0.11 was just tagged in the source repo. Expect a new bugfix-release in a day or two!
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Just a simple plugin to create rounded rectangles
If you're really using the nightly build, you might not need that plugin. https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/4742 seems to have a patch for that already. However it's targeted at kicad 8.0
KiBuzzard
Posts with mentions or reviews of KiBuzzard.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-23.
- Altium Style "inverted" PCB text in KiCad?
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¿What font does KiCad use?
If you want to use custom fonts for labels in KiCad, you can install the KiBuzzard plugin.
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Writing a single curly brace in Text mode
You could go with a cool option and use KiBuzzard a plugin for KiCad
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How I built a PATCHABLE ANALOG SYNTH from scratch
Great project and I always respect anyone publishing their work open-source! Take a look at KiBuzzard, it's a plugin for KiCAD that allows you to insert text with a custom font within the pcb editor. The default kicad font is great for pcb layouts, but not the most pleasing to look at. I use KiBuzzard with the font Roboto for my frontpanel designs.
- Descriptive labels for components in Eagle
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Introducing the Dilemma - a 5x3+2 Trackpad, moddable keyboard
I used Kibuzzard: https://github.com/gregdavill/KiBuzzard
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Method to encode ascii/unicode symbol code in silk text?
If you use the KiBuzzard plugin (which I think can just be added from the plugin manager now), you can use any symbol from any font you want, at the expense of a little more complexity. Usually easier than manually converting an image yourself though.
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Better Boost Converter Design. This time with fewer vias and silkscreen. [Critique Request]
OP here. I added (read removed) excess vias from the previous design (See previous post .) This time, the ground plane connecting the decoupling capacitors on the battery charger and boost converter lie on one uninterrupted ground pour. Also, the board which was previously 2 layer board, has been converted to a 4 layer design. The second, third, and fourth layer have uninterrupted single ground pours, while the first layer has two, one connecting the decoupling capacitors of the battery charger and boost converter. Also, I caved in and added inverted silkscreen using KiBuzzard .
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Looking for more KiCad 6.0 plugins
I recently started using KiBuzzard which lets you easily create inverted silkscreen labels.
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Free Moving Parts in KiCAD
silkscreen (labels are functional, but can also be beautiful! kibuzzard is nice but can't go wrong with stock text),
What are some alternatives?
When comparing code and KiBuzzard you can also consider the following projects:
LimeSDR-USB - USB 3.0 version of the LimeSDR board
InteractiveHtmlBom - Interactive HTML BOM generation plugin for KiCad, EasyEDA, Eagle, Fusion360 and Allegro PCB designer
altium2kicad - Altium to KiCad converter for PCB and schematics
bastardkb-qmk - Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families
Apache Maven - Apache Maven core
Dilemma
kicad-makefile - A Makefile for KiCad 7.0+ projects. It leverages the new `kicad-cli` command included in 7.0 to generate output data for distribution and production.
kicad-3rd-party-tools - Software tools/utilities made by others to augment the KiCad PCB EDA suite.
Fillet_Rectangles_KiCAD - A simple KiCAD plugin to create rounded corners for PCBs.
altium2kicad - Altium to KiCad converter for PCB and schematics
esp32-cnc
KiBot - KiCad automation utility