From 5daa0c447f28fcd17128865cc5a22347279dffe3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Krisjanis Rijnieks <krisjanis.rijnieks@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2021 22:34:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add more info about 3D shapes in README --- README.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9f08a04..236ffdf 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ This library (should) cover all the electronics components found in the official ## Installation -1. Clone or download this repository. +1. Clone or download this repository. You may rename the directory to `fab`. 2. Store it in a safe place such as `~/kicad/libraries` or `C:/kicad/libraries`. 3. Run KiCad or open a KiCad `.pro` file. 4. Go to "Preferences / Manage Symbol Libraries" and add `fab.lib` as symbol library. 5. Go to "Preferences / Manage Footprint Libraries" and add `fab.pretty` as footprint library. +6. Go to "Preferences / Configure Paths" and add variable named **FAB** that points to the installation directory of the fab library, such as `~/kicad/libraries/fab` or `C:/kicad/libraries/fab`. This will enable the custom 3D shapes to be found. The 3D shapes project has just started and most of them have to be populated still. ## On-Going TODO -- GitLab