https://github.com/matthewlai/JLCKicadTools

Tool for using JLCPCB assembly service with KiCad
https://github.com/matthewlai/JLCKicadTools

bom-tool jlcpcb jlcpcb-assembly-service kicad

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Tool for using JLCPCB assembly service with KiCad

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/matthewlai/JLCKicadTools
• Owner: matthewlai
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2019-10-15T21:05:34.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-01-29T03:11:59.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-15T20:35:44.132Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: bom-tool, jlcpcb, jlcpcb-assembly-service, kicad
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 146 KB
• Stars: 338
• Watchers: 17
• Forks: 60
• Open Issues: 6
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# JLCKicadTools

## Overview

JLCKicadTools is a tool aims to work with JLCPCB assembly service featuring KiCad 5+ (5/6/7 tested).

See [this blog post](https://dubiouscreations.com/2019/10/21/using-kicad-with-jlcpcb-assembly-service) for instructions.

## Requirements

Python 3.7+

### Installation

```

pip install git+https://github.com/matthewlai/JLCKicadTools

```

In case you do not have pip installed. See:

### Fedora

```

sudo dnf install python-pip

```

### Debian and Ubuntu

```

sudo apt-get install python-pip

```

### How to use

JLCKicadTools comes as a nice command line interface named kicad-jlc-tool.

To see how it works just simply issue at your shell prompt:

```

$ jlc-kicad-tools

```

### FAQ

1. Why are some components in the generated files but don't show up on JLCPCB preview?

    * ~~Make sure there are no non-ASCII characters in any of the fields. See:~~ https://github.com/matthewlai/JLCKicadTools/issues/45

    * Please update to latest version.