[ANN] Plotkicadsch version 0.8.0

[Jean-Noel_Avila]

It is my pleasure to announce the version 0.8.0 of plotkicadsch tools.

There are two lightweight tools:

• plotkicadsch generates svg files from schematic files
• plotgitsch allows to visually compare git versions of schematics

Since version 0.4.0, this version mainly brings new features to plotgitsch :

• add compatibility with kicad 5.x
• Manage escaped characters in strings
• Rework diffing part to work strictly on geometrical diff for internal diffing
• add the -z option to highlight diff zones

Windows binaries are available for download.

The utility works best if you follow the git setup guideline .

If you find issues with it, open an issue on the project’s website.

Hope you’ll find it interesting.

BTW, I’d like to start working on supporting the upcoming change in file format for schematics. Where can I find a specification of the file format?

[mgyger]

KiCad nightly (v5.99): New schematic and symbol library file formats are now the default

The new schematic file and symbol library file formats are documented. At some point, these documents will be converted into formal documentation and added to the developer documentation. You really shouldn’t need documentation. One of the goals of all KiCad file formats is human readability so if you cannot understand reading a file without documentation, then we have failed on that front.

[Jean-Noel_Avila]

Is this document really up to date? the schematic part does not display the “paper” atom for instance.