/ki-nTree-gui

KiCad plugin to access Ki-nTree from the toolbar

Primary LanguagePythonGNU General Public License v3.0GPL-3.0

Ki-nTree KiCad Plugin

A KiCad plugin to access the Ki-nTree module directly from the toolbar


Requirements

No dependencies are required. All necessary Python libraries should have come bundled with KiCad.

Ki-nTree has to be installed and configured first. Follow the instruction at sparkmicro/Ki-nTree. If installing on WIndows, make sure that kintree can be called as a command in CLI by adding it to your PATH system variable.

This plugin was tested with KiCad 8.5.0.

Usage: KiCad Integration

In KiCad's PCB Editor, navigate to the Tools mene and select Open Plugin directory

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Copy the Ki-nTree folder to the plugin directory. Then Refresh Plugins in KiCad.

A new icon should appear on the toolbar and in the dropdown menu.

Usage: Executable

Alternatively, a Ki-nTree.exe file is provided to run the utility directly, withouth a terminal. Basic error logging is provided.

Notes

This plugin uses part of the ActionPlugin Template developed by adamws

The icon used is taken from the Ki-nTree project. For license information refer to their repo.