From ec9c67e61e31e1cb799ae9e7c4979a4cfa4ab106 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Krisjanis Rijnieks <krisjanis.rijnieks@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 10:03:49 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README with KiCad 6 --- README.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 10b80b1..dbb660c 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. -- GitLab