nscale4x8
Reboot of my first N Scale railroad and my first layout in 20+ years (by nscale4by8)
KiBot
KiCad automation utility (by INTI-CMNB)
| nscale4x8 | KiBot | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 9 | |
| 11 | 506 | |
| - | 2.0% | |
| 6.7 | 9.8 | |
| 5 months ago | 1 day ago | |
| G-code | Python | |
| MIT License | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
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nscale4x8
Posts with mentions or reviews of nscale4x8.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-01-08.
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Model of famous bar, Pat's in the Flats.
The original SketchUp models, STLs, and code are available for free at https://github.com/nscale4by8/nscale4x8/tree/master/buildingPatsInFlats. My GitHub account contains other free original STLs as well.
- 3D Printed HO Scale Track
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3d printing
Here is a close-up of printed bricks. You would need to put your node on the structure so see this close: https://github.com/nscale4by8/nscale4x8/blob/master/buildingHyde/brickDetails.png
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3D printed rail ties for bare rail (HO scale)
I made free downloadable STL files for both curved and straight bridge ties specifically designed to interoperate with Kato rails: https://github.com/nscale4by8/nscale4x8/tree/master/downloadableModels
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My Variant of Famous Atlas Granite Gorge & Norther Track Plan
Benchwork
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Are 3d printed ties acceptable?
Here are N-scale curved bridge ties as an example: https://github.com/nscale4by8/nscale4x8/blob/master/downloadableModels/bridgeTiesForKatoRails/R13.75B_p.stl
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Design and 3D Print N Scale Structure Start to Finish (time-lapse video links in comments)
Printed bricks close up
KiBot
Posts with mentions or reviews of KiBot.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-06.
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UPDATED -- Review Request - ESP32-based board monitoring 24VAC w/ I2C, 1wire
My CICD is done with KiBot - https://github.com/INTI-CMNB/KiBot and my pipeline templates are https://github.com/gcormier/kicad-jobs
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Kicad Vault - A Component Management System
Not exactly the same you suggested, but many of those points are already covered by KiBot. You might want to take a look at it: Kibot
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KiCad Project Makefile
One of the features that peaked my interest with the release of 7.0 was kicad-cli. I've wanted a built in tool for CI/CD for a while. I know there is Kibot but to be honest, I found the base configuration a little overwhelming and also struggled to get it running locally on a macOS setup - without tainting system Python.
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KiCad Version 7.0.0 Released
KiBot [0] is super handy for this, the documentation has an explicit section on CI/CD usage.
It's a bit clunky (not KiBots fault at all, it has to basically script drive the GUI to achieve some functionality which has now been added to the kicad cli) so hopefully going forward CI/CD with KiCad will be even easier!
0: https://github.com/INTI-CMNB/KiBot
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The tooling ecosystem that adds joy to KiCad
I'm using KiBot for this, see pcb_replace/sch_replace options here: https://github.com/INTI-CMNB/KiBot#supported-preflight-optio...
- KiBot release - now supports KiCad v6!
- Fritzing is an open-source electronic design too
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KiCad 6.0.0
I've been bitten by the DRC before, but KiBot[0] renders that moot. I have it running as a pre-commit hook, and it generates my Gerbers and everything. That way, all this stuff is automated and I can't make a mistake.
Check out my project's config:
https://gitlab.com/stavros/esp32-cnc/-/blob/master/project.k...
[0]: https://github.com/INTI-CMNB/KiBot#introduction
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Kicad Helper Workflow
This mainly uses the KiBot action (https://github.com/INTI-CMNB/KiBot)
What are some alternatives?
When comparing nscale4x8 and KiBot you can also consider the following projects:
DEMto3D-QGIS-Plugin - Extensión GIS para impresión 3D de MDE
kicad-test - A test of the KiCad GitHub Action