Hi, Is it possible to have two pcb files which both represent the same schematic? I’ve routed my design once, but now I want to redo the layout as a new PCB. The new design will have a totally different edge cut design, so I want to start from scratch, but I also want to keep the initial PCB design I created as well.
Sure !
Two solutions:
- You rename the .kicad_pcb file to version1.kicad_pcb. KiCad will ignore this file because it only looks for a file with the same name as the .pro file! Since it won’t find a pcb file, it will just create a new one. That’s similar to how your current pcb file was created in the first place. Then just open pcbnew from the project and import the netlist like you did the first time. Done. If you want to have a look at version1, you can either run pcbnew standalone and chose “open file”, or you can rename the .kicad_pcb file names to switch their roles.
- You duplicate your whole project directory, then erase the .kicad_pcb file in one of the locations and start routing from zero in this project.
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