Sigh.
All I want is to be able to have multiple projects open at the same time.
I’m not at PC with KiCad to check it now, but I think KiCad not prevents you from running multiply instances of it.
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Couldn’t you do it right now just opening several instances of KC?
Am i missing something?
I’m quite sure i’ve even copy-pasted stuff from one to another…
yep, works without any problem. I always have multiple instances of KiCad running at a time.
@3Dogs hold “shift” when clicking the kicad Icon in the taskbar/start menu. This will open a new instance instead of focusing the existing one
I’m on MacOS.
This can be done, but not through the GUI.
So, not very convenient.
You can use Automator on macOS to create an application icon in your Applications folder that will launch a new instance of KiCad. Create a new Application workflow, then just put the single “open -n” (-n for new) command shown below into a “Run Shell Script” step and save as an application. I call mine KiCad New Instance so it sits right beside the KiCad directory in the Applications folder.
I also copy the icon from the KiCad application to this Automator application so it looks the same as the KiCad application. Get Info on theKiCad application, then select the icon in the top corner of the window and Cmd-C to copy it to the clipboard, then Get Info on the Automator application, select its icon in the top corner and Cmd-V to paste the copied icon.
Now you can launch an new instance whenever you want by double clicking the “KiCad New Instance” application.
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Not on the Mac.
You can start a second using the terminal, but don’t know if there is a issue under KiCAD