JLC PCB Plug-in for KiCad

Features

1. Generates gerber files in correct format for production
2. Generates BOM file in correct format for production
3. Generates Pick and Place file in correct format for assembly
4. Generates IPC netlist file

Installation

Official Installation

Open the "Plugin and Content Manager" from the KiCad main menu an install the "Fabrication Toolkit" plugin from the selection list.

Manual installation

Download the latest ZIP file from https://github.com/bennymeg/JLC-Plugin-for-KiCad. Open the "Plugin and Content Manager" from the KiCads main window and install the ZIP file via "Install from File".

Options

Include Component Part Number in Production Files

Add an 'MPN'* field with the LCSC component part number to the symbol's fields property.

Similar Fields*:

'mpn'	'Mpn'	'MPN'	'JLC_MPN'	'LCSC_MPN'	'LCSC Part #'	'JLC'	'LCSC'

Ignore Footprint in Production Files

Select 'Exclude from board' or 'Exclude from BOM' in the symbol's attributes property in order to ignore the footprint from the relevant file.

Select 'Exclude from position files' or 'Exclude from BOM' in the footprint's fabrication attributes property in order to ignore the footprint from the relevant file.

Author

Benny Megidish