Auto-place components where they appear in the schematic

[kenyapcomau]

Maybe this plugin is just the thing you want?

Schematic positions to PCB positions plugin

Following an earlier discussion (Simple script that will copy position from Schematic to Layout (for an easier start...)), and based on an original idea from @jenschr, I’ve written an action plugin available at https://github.com/ian-ross/kicad-plugins that helps with the initial organisation of parts when first creating a PCB layout from a schematic. Running the plugin lays out component footprints in Pcbnew in the same spatial pattern as their corresponding components in the schematic. Hierar…