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## Installation
> Make sure you have at KiCad 6 or greater installed.
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.
4. Go to "Preferences / Manage Symbol Libraries" and add `fab.kicad_sym` 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.