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kicadStepUp-WB

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FreeCAD Addokn manager status

KiCad StepUp tools are a FreeCAD Macro and a FreeCAD WorkBench to help in Mechanical Collaboration between KiCad EDA and FreeCAD or a Mechanical CAD.

KiCad StepUp features:

  • load kicad board and parts in FreeCAD and export it to STEP (or IGES) for a full ECAD MCAD collaboration
  • load kicad_mod footprint in FreeCAD to easy and precisely align the mechanical model to kicad footprint
  • convert the STEP 3D model of parts, board, enclosure to VRML with Materials properties for the best use in kicad
  • check interference and collisions for enclosure and footprint design
  • design a new pcb Edge with FreeCAD Sketcher and PUSH it to an existing kicad_pcb Board
  • PULL a pcb Edge from a kicad_pcb Board, edit it in FC Sketcher and PUSH it back to kicad
  • design a new footprint in FreeCAD to get the power of Sketch in footprints
  • generate Blender compatible VRML files
  • translation infrastructure enabled

Please see KiCad Info forum or FreeCAD forum to discuss or report issues regarding this Addon.

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Installing

Download and install your corresponding version of FreeCAD from wiki Download page and either install

  • automatically using the FreeCAD Add-on Manager (bundled in to FreeCAD under Tools Menu)
  • manually by copying the kicadStepUpMod folder to the Mod sub-directory of the FreeCAD application.

StepUp Cheat sheet

kicad StepUp Cheat sheet kicad StepUp Cheat sheet

StepUp Videos

ECAD-MCAD-collaboration: Complex Edge Sketch to PCB ECAD-MCAD-collaboration: Complex Edge Sketch to PCB

ECAD-MCAD-collaboration: Push&Pull Edge to PCB ECAD-MCAD-collaboration: Push&Pull Edge to PCB

ECAD MCAD Synchronization: Push & Pull model placement in 3D environment ECAD MCAD Synchronization: Push & Pull model placement in 3D environment

ECAD-MCAD-collaboration: Footprint in FreeCAD ECAD-MCAD-collaboration: Footprint in FreeCAD

ECAD-MCAD-collaboration: FreeCAD + KiCAD complete walkthrough design ECAD-MCAD-collaboration: FreeCAD + KiCAD complete walkthrough design

Requirements

  • FreeCAD 0.19, 0.20, 0.21, 0.22, 1.0

  • KiCAD 5.1, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x

  • KiCAD 8.99 nigthly (partially supported)

Known issues

  • on Linux FreeCAD Snap and Flatpak you may need to use 'mount bind' to have access to KiCad 3D models path

License

GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE

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