RE: KiCad 6 - Adding Logos and Graphics to a Silkscreen

shabaz — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 19:59:48 GMT

Hi Frank,

That looks really good! It was always a pain to import graphics into EAGLE, this looks much easier. And it's great you're blogging on these things so we can all learn these tips and tricks.

All-in-all, I'm glad I have made the transition to KiCad 6 too, although throughput is slower compared to EAGLE, I'm confident the workflows will improve or I'll discover new ways or I'll find or write scripts.

From my perspective both EAGLE and KiCad had advantages and disadvantages, they are both missing some functionality or could improve in places, but I couldn't see anything that I couldn't live with were I to move to KiCad. As a result, although I'm editing a few EAGLE projects, I doubt I'll ever use EAGLE again after they are complete.

As a bonus, I got to finally learn a bit of 3D CAD, since I was seeking how to get vectors into KiCad, and that led me to come across SolveSpace, which I really like - it is way simpler than Fusion 360, which suits me fine because I do not ever intend to become a 3D expert, I just want to learn enough of it to get stuff done.

RE: KiCad 6 - Adding Logos and Graphics to a Silkscreen

neuromodulator — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 06:20:35 GMT

Ive been playing with it too, I like it, it improved lot of things.