kicad-libraries

Collection of KiCad Libraries

Installation Instructions

• Install KiCad 8.0
• clone this repo to your Documents folder.
• Open KiCad -> Preferences -> Manage Symbol Libraries
• In the Global Libraries page, add .lib files to KiCAD
  • ./digikey-kicad-library/digikey-symbols/*
  • ./sparkfun-kicad-library/Libraries/*
  • myelin-kicad.lib
  • AA_Custom_Components.kicad_sym
    • (For KiCad 5.0, use AA_Custom_Components.lib)
• Open KiCad -> Preferences -> Manage Footprint Libraries
• In the Global Libraries page, add .pretty folders to KiCAD
  • ./digikey-kicad-library/digikey-footprints.pretty
  • ./sparkfun-kicad-library/Footprints/*
  • AA_Custom_Components.pretty
• Open KiCad -> Perferences -> Configure Paths
  • Add the following Environment Variable:
    • Name: AA_CUSTOM_3DMODELS_DIR, Path: <location of kicad-libraries repo>\3dmodels
• In KiCad’s Plugin and Content Manager, install the KiBuzzard Plugin

Sources

• myelin-kicad.lib is from here
• Digikey and Sparkfun KiCad library were added using git subtree

Links

• Shawn Hymel's KiCAD tutorial
• Creating a new symbol library and symbol in KiCad 5
• Making a symbol - written Tutorial
• Importing a lib file for symbols
• Designators for Chips