Have you ever thought that when you complete the design on KiCad, you can place an order on pcbway with just one click?
Now this idea is finally achieved (it's not an April Fool's joke).
When you click PCBWay Plug-in button on Kicad, we will export these files in your project (Please make sure you have installed the latest version of the plugin released on July 11, 2024)：
1.Gerber files in correct format for production
2.IPC-Netlist file
3.Bom-file that includes all information of components
4.Pick and Place-file used in assembly
You can click "Save to Cart" to place an order immediately after uploading the files( usually only takes a few seconds), our engineers will double check the files before the production.
Note:We have updated plugin for Kicad 8,you could also place assembly order directly now. But we need to get the component "Manufacture Part Number". Please confirm you run the "Update Board from Schematic" and install the latest version of the plugin.
Just open the "Plugin and Content Manager" from the KiCad main menu an install the "PCBWay Plug-in for KiCad" plugin from the selection list.
You can also download the latest ZIP file from https://github.com/pcbway/PCBWay-Plug-in-for-Kicad, then open the "Plugin and Content Manager" from the main window of KiCad and install the ZIP file via "Install from File".
We can get all information of components used in your design (please make sure you have installed the latest version of the plugin). In order to speed up the quotation of components, we need this information:
1. Designator (necessary)
2. Quantity (necessary)
3. MPN/Part Number (necessary)
4. Package/Footprint (necessary)
5. Manufacturer (optional)
6. Description/value (optional)
You just need to add the properties in your schematic like the picture shows:
As a sponsor of KiCad, we will always support its development.
Note:Thanks to the open source community. Since we are not skilled enough to edit on github at the moment, any feedback or questions please contact with anson@pcbway.com
