2.1. KiCad Workflow overview

2.1. KiCad Workflow overview

The KiCad work-flow is comprised of two main tasks: making the schematic and laying out the board. Both a component library and a footprint library are necessary for these two tasks. KiCad has plenty of both. Just in case that is not enough, KiCad also has the tools necessary to make new ones.

In the picture below, you see a flowchart representing the KiCad work-flow. The picture explains which steps you need to take, in which order. When applicable, the icon is added as well for convenience.

For more information about creating a component, see the section of this document titled Make schematic components in KiCad. And for more information about how to create a new footprint, see the section of this document titled Make component footprints.

On the following site:

http://kicad.rohrbacher.net/quicklib.php

You will find an example of use of a tool that allows you to quickly create KiCad library components. For more information about quicklib, refer to the section of this document titled Make Schematic Components With quicklib.