METU Power Lab KiCad Libraries

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KiCad Advenced Footprint, Symbol & 3D Libraries

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How to import to KiCad?

Step 1:

Download the repository with here and unzip it.

Step 2:

Open KiCad and open the preferences tab as shown in the image below.

Step 3:

In the opened tab, the "Packages and Updates" section opens. Then, the "Library nickname prefix" section is deleted and left blank. The process is completed by clicking OK.

Step 4:

Return to the KiCad home page and click on "Plugin and Content Manager".

Step 5:

Then click on "Install from File".

Step 6:

In the file selection window that opens, we find the repo that we downloaded and unzipped in the first step and select the file named "PowerLabKiCadLibraries.zip" and click open.

Step 7:

After waiting a bit, our library will appear in the "Installed" tab. Now we can close it.

Step 8:

When you return to the home page, click on "Preferences" and then "Configure Paths".

Step 9:

As the last stage, file paths named "METUPOWERLAB_3D, METUPOWERLAB_FOOTPRINTS, METUPOWERLAB_SYMBOLS" are created. The created file paths are found in our folders added from KiCad/3rdparty in the Documents folder as in the image and the process is completed.

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An informational text on how to add updates and create new designs (only for the Power Lab team) will be shared soon.