Searching in option for the global spread and distribution function for the footprints are spread out and organized

[Charu123]

Hello All, I’m using Kicad 5.1.6 on windows 10 and searching in option for the global spread and distribution function for the footprints are spread out and organized … Any help greatly appreciated.

[hermit]

See if this is what you are looking for.

Schematic positions to PCB positions plugin

Following an earlier discussion (https://forum.kicad.info/t/simple-script-that-will-copy-position-from-schematic-to-layout-for-an-easier-start/23460/32), and based on an original idea from @jenschr, I’ve written an action plugin available at https://github.com/ian-ross/kicad-plugins that helps with the initial organisation of parts when first creating a PCB layout from a schematic. Running the plugin lays out component footprints in Pcbnew in the same spatial pattern as their corresponding comp…

[Charu123]

yes helpful.Thank you @hermit