Hello!
Im new to KiCAd and have a problem at the start.
When I open the Schematic Editor I only get an empty page, cannot change the cursor (Arrow) and cannot set any parts. It seems eeschema doesnt start correctly.
I run Win 10 Enterprise 64bit, I tried the 32bit version too, of KiCAD 5.1.8 -1 release build
Hello @Rumburak,
Have you tried to follow any of the tutorials, like the ones on YouTube prepared by @ChrisGammell ? Because you might have started with the wrong foot.
For example did you directly clicked on “Eeschema” icon on start menu, or created a new project via the project manager and then double clicked on the new schematics file?
Even when Eeschema is opened in “Standalone” mode, it should open with an empty sheet already created, so you have a white background with a grid and a piece of paper with a border and a title block.
First thing to try is to switch between the different canvases used in KiCad, with the keys [F11] and [F12], or with the menu Preferences and then Modern Toolset (Acellerated) and Modern Toolset (Fallback).
Normally you never start Eeschema in “standalone” mode, but always first start KiCad’s project manager, and create a project in it. The project manager looks like:
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