Translations:KicadStepUp Workbench/31/en


 * 1) Create a new Kicad Project anywhere you like. Lets name it "KsuTest"
 * 2) Open the PCB Editor and create on the layer "Edit.Cuts" a closed outline. Shape does not matter, we will overwrite it anyway.
 * 3) Create a new FreeCAD file for the PCB, the name does not matter. *
 * 4) Create a sketch with an outline of the desired PCB. Lets name it "pcb design" (but could be any other name) and put at least one circle into it for a hole.
 * you may use any FreeCAD features to include holes, cutouts and outer shape to other components you might have. We assume here you would use Sketcher features as Dimensioning, Constraints and Work geometry in your sketch.
 * If you are using PartDesign WB for creating the sketch there is no need to create a PartDesign body, since we are not going to pad this sketch.
 * 1) Switch to the KicadStepUp Workbech
 * 2) Select the "pcb design" sketch
 * 3) Select the Toolbar button "Push Sketch to PCB Edge" or the menu ksu PushPull/ksu Push Sketch to PCB
 * 4) * first a dialog will open with defaults "Edge.Cuts" for layer and "0.16" for line width. Keep those defaults.
 * 5) * next a file dialog will open. Click to your Kicad "KsuTest" project, where you should see a file "KsuTest.kucad_pcb". That is the PCB file with the temporary outline we created before. Select is and confirm to replace the old file. Now a dialog should say "new Edge pushed to kicad board!"
 * if you forgot the 2nd step, you the push operation might fail as a pcb file must exist and it must not be empty.
 * 1) Cloase and re-open the PCB Editor in Kicad. **
 * The shape from the FreeCAD sketch should appear.
 * 1) go over the circle with the mouse and press m on the keyboard to move the circle. Click to place to another position. Press the save toolbar button on the top left.
 * 2) Switch to FreeCAD and select in the KicadStepUp Workbech the tool button "Pull Sketch from PCB" or the menu ksu PushPull/ksu Pull Sketch from PCB
 * 3) * first dialog with default layer "Edge.Cuts" and three choices will open. Select choice "replace PCB and Sketch in current document" ***
 * 4) * next a file dialog should show again the file "KsuTest.kucad_pcb". Select it and press Open
 * You should see your PCB as 3D model. Note that the hole has moved compared to you "pcb design" sketch.
 * In the tree appears a new structure with a yellow Part Container with the Kicad Filename and within another Part Container with "Board_Geoms_e63b" (the part with the number probably different). In the second container there are the following three files. Do not change any names in that structure, because KicadStepUp uses them to find the parts to update.
 * Do not forget to save your file