From using EAGLE I was used to assign a group of signals (netnames) to classes and give these classes certain properties, like wire width . Where can I do this in Kicad?
You can either use patterns to automatically group nets into netclasses, or you add netclass labels to your nets in the schematic
Thanks. What are “Pattern(s)” in this context? Ah, I see, you gave examples. Is this some kind of REGEX syntax?
EDIT: so far so good but how do I assign a wire a netclass? Invoking the properties doesn’t seem to give a way to assign a netclass to it.
you do this in the schematic by placing a netclass label
assign netclasses in the schematic to some nets. Easiest way to get started:
- assign label to net
- then RMB-click net (wire) → context menu → assign netclass
complete long description (with more options to assign netclasses, for instance using netclass directives): Schematic Editor | 9.0 | English | Documentation | KiCad
Later update pcb from schematic → this transfers the netclasses to the board.
Then use board setup–>netclasses to set the desired clearance/width values
Thanks. I managed this for one wire. I have already drawn a bunch of wires. How can I mass assign? I selected more wires but right clicking on the selection doesn’t work. And furthermore: I created a new netclass “Signal”, gave it the width 0,5mm.
First off: where can I see that the wire has this property now?
Secondly: updating the board from schematic doesn’t lead to a visible change in the width of that wire und also here the question: where can I see that this wire belongs to that netclass?
In KiCad 9 you can do it like this: