Rounded Tracks Reloaded ... again: RF Tools for KiCad

[xaled]

Hi maui,

thanks for sharing the info! I know how to create new symbols, but I was assuming that there are already symbols available in some library. Can you share the uWave Library shown on the screenshots?

[apurvdate]

@xaled

What I can not do is to add taper symbol

If I’m reading @maui 's example image correctly, you can add testpoint in the schematic to the pin for which you want to use Taper. Assign taper footprint to that testpoint.

[jos]

xaled Of course you can.
Something like this would do.
It basically manifests as a round clear pad on B.Cu.

[xaled]

Thanks guys for the test point advice. I was thinking about the special forms that maui uses for the test point symbol. It is just esthetics but if they are available why not share it?

[maui]

@xaled

I was thinking about the special forms that maui uses for the test point symbol. It is just esthetics but if they are available why not share it?

Now I see what you need
I will include those libs to the repo…

[xaled]

Great, sorry for not being clear enough from the beginning.

[maui]

I’m attaching here a full portable example using Bend & Taper (schematic, schematic lib, footprint & pcb included)
uWave-Taper-Bend-Example.zip (10.4 KB)
I will include it in my GH repo later on, within the other RF examples.

I forgot to ping @xaled

[Anool]

KiCad plugin’s blog post on Hackaday

KiCad Action Plugins

[klipp]

I’m very impressed by these plugins. Great for RF design!

Installation of the plugins from the command line was simple (On Linux, KiCad 5.1.5):

1. install the Python module pyclipper
2. cd into one of the directories KiCad searches for plugins in (See link to plugin doc earlier in the thread)
3. git clone https://github.com/easyw/RF-tools-KiCAD.git
4. Start pcbnew and you will see the new icons in the top row

I assume a git pull will be enough to keep the plugins update with fixes/improvements.

Thanks for creating these plugins