(First ever) PCB Design Check (keyboard)

[RaptorUK]

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Of course, now I feel like maybe I should spend a little more time here and discuss some feature requests!

By all means do . . . but before that you might find some useful info here . . .

A brief(ish) history of inconsistencies

A question has been repeatedly asked in various guises: “Why do schematics and PCBs work differently, especially for graphics?”. Asked genuinely, this is an interesting question about KiCad. For those who actually do find interest in technical and historical reasons for this, and I hope there are some around, I’ll try to outline an incomplete explanation. This is all according to my own understanding, which is not complete, but I myself am interested in the “why” of these things only inasmuch a…