Flex PCB ribbon cable for Game & Watch

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Some useful post from the past:

Flex PCB from DXF for old car

Hello, I would like to share with you result of my project and thank you of all the people who provide a help (Copper track filling) Sorry in advance if it is not the correct category The project was to create a “copy” of an old car part to replace a Flex PCB. [Compteur_Fuego_02] First a tuto for creation of a gerber file from a dxf file with a very good precision. I have design my DXF file in CAD Software [Compteur_Fuego_11] To proceed I need to go through a Footprint, so first I need…

Need help with custom flex cable

I have an old flex cable that I need to recreate. It’s old and brittle. I will upload an image as soon as I am allowed. The Cable is single sided and connects on one side to three individual 6 pin connectors. On the other side it has 18 pads to solder jumpers to a PCB. Can I do this in KiCad? I’m a beginner to this software and keeping my fingers crossed. Thank you for taking the time to review my request. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Reverse enginering with Kicad 7

Kicad 7 has a interesting new feature : it’s now possible and easy to make reverse enginering. But it’s not good documented. I found two videos on youtube that explain this : Reverse Engineer PCB Kicad [Reverse Engineer PCB Kicad] Reverse Engineer PCB With KiCAD 7 [Reverse Engineer PCB With KiCAD 7 |PCB FROM PCBWAY.COM] Has anyone used this feature before? Bests regards. Jean-Pierre

Rounded corner track discussion

Flexi card design - this is a must high voltage design - not as critical as #1 but sharp corners are a no-no Considering etching doesn’t make sharp corners anyway and there are use-cases where it is beneficial … Why not. It’s like placing a BGA at 45deg, it does help with tracking a bit BUT it’s an eye grabber mainly

When will the flex PCB be supported in KiCAD

I have successfully made flex PCBs with KiCad. The main thing that is missing for me is the ability to easily do curved traces which are recommended instead of the usual 45 degree bends.