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[PCB Prototype] Z-axis milling question, how to prepare gerbers

I want to bury a reverse mount LED half way into the PCB and use the remainig PCB as a diffusor.Here is the footprint and 3d view of the reverse mount package with a line on the Edge.Cuts layer: since...
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[PCB Prototype] Import orcad files into kicad

Hi everyone, I would need to import some old orcad files into kicad, can it be done? The gerbers generated by orcad I can not pass them pcb production and I would not know how to do, thanks
  • answered Jun 11,2022
    by Tim
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[PCB Design] In KiCad, How should I designate the flex areas of a rigid-flex board?

I have a rigid-flex design which consists of two rigid sections connected by one flex section. How do I convey to the fabricator which areas I want rigid and which areas I want flex?
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[PCB Prototype] Any guides for designing Rigid-flexible PCBs using kicad?

Hi, Any guides for designing Rigid-flexible PCBs using kicad? Regards.
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[PCB Prototype] how can be overlapping copper planes be done in Kicad (version 5) ?

how can be overlapping copper planes be done in Kicad (version 5) ?
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[Others] Organising Custom Libraries.

When working with custom libraries, how do you arrange your directories? I'm tossing up between having a central "custom libraries" directory, that all future projects can pull from, or ...
  • answered Sep 10,2020
    by Remy
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[Others] How can I remove the footprint and leave only the Drill pad, a question using Kicad.

Hi all, I was wondering if there is a way to remove the footprint and leave only the Drill pad, in the past I printed another circuit but the footprint outline actually made a connection which I had t...
  • answered Sep 04,2020
    by Kemio
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[Others] Some problems with my schematics.

I have Values listed in my schematics such as R, G, B, GND etc... but when I load of the netlist it shows it has J1,J2,J3 which are the values too but I want the others. Anyone know how I can change t...
  • answered Aug 14,2020
    by Remy
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[PCB Prototype] Confusion about GND and no net zones.

Hi, I've been designing a keyboard pcb, and I'm a bit confused about GND and no net zones, as in when I should use them( both layers, or just one? Also, should I have isolated copper fills at ...
  • answered Aug 07,2020
    by Kemio
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[Others] Symbol fields are not in the correct place in schematic

Hi all,When I place passive symbols in a schematic the fields, they don't seem to stay where I placed them in the symbol editor and I can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong. Has any...
  • answered Aug 06,2020
    by Kemio
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