![]() ![]() We’ve also seen tools that take raw Gerbers of multiple designs and turn them into a panel. This is a KiCad specific tool, and we’ve seen other tools for KiCad that make multiple copies of a board. The script runs, and boom, mouse bites and a panel. The video demo for this utility (try not to click on that because we’re going to blow some bandwidth with this link) starts off by importing a board into Pcbnew, making several copies of the board, arranging these boards to have 3-4mm spacing, and drawing ‘hint lines’ for the script, telling it where the mouse bites should go. It’s not complete panelization functionality, but for a lot of us, it’ll be good enough. just created a new utility for KiCad that makes multiple copies of a board connected via mouse bites. But Eagle, Fritzing, and KiCad don’t have proper panelization tools, only hacks and third-party tools to get something close to proper panelization. You can combine different boards to reduce your PCB production cost. You can put testing rigs right on the panel. By panelizing boards, you can get them ready for automated assembly. Panelization of printed circuit boards is a very helpful trick for any PCB design tool to have. ![]()
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