diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 10b80b12e88d6dc5aadef3d65f91a483cdccfa63..dbb660ccaa7364038ddf4f71d0bd66cc44a4a662 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ This library (should) cover all the electronics components found in the official ## 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.