Kikit is not showing as an available plugin in Kicad 9.05, even after uninstalling and installing. The Kikit files are there in the 3rdparty/plugins directory. Is this a known problem?
It looks like the plugin manager in Kicad will only install version 1.6 of Kikit. How can I manually install the latest version, 1.7.2?
I went there and followed the instructions. After running ‘pip install kikit’, I run kikit –help it bombs with an exception.
ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _pcbnew: The specified module could not be found.
Might be . . .
I get error
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pcbnew'You probably installed KiKit via Windows command prompt, not KiCAD Command Prompt.
I installed using the Kicad command prompt.
Add an issue on the GiHub site I guess . . .
But not by following the Windows Installation instructions . . .
Then you have to enter the following command to install it:
pip install kikit
I’m showing the Kikit plugin in my KiCad 9.0.5.
However, when I try to panelize in the GUI, the program stops and freezes.
So, I just import the command script from the GUI and run it in the command prompt.
you can test whether the Kikit installation was successful from the KiCad command prompt.
Of course, the Kikit icon appears in KiCad, which is a separate issue.
If you continue to experience installation problems, try reinstalling KiCad.
Which version of KiKit ?
In My Plugin and Content Manager, it says KiKit 1.6, but when I run the plugin the title says Kikit 1.7.2.
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Yep, I’ve done that. I’ve followed all the instructions to the letter.
I though you did this . . .
Steps to Reproduce
From the command Kicad 9.0 command line
pip install C:\Users\jim\Downloads\KiCad\KiKit-1.7.2-py3-none-any.whl
. . . so I’m a little confused.
I’ve tried every documented installation process.