kicadStepUp-WB

KiCad StepUp tools are a FreeCAD Macro and a FreeCAD WorkBench to help in Mechanical Collaboration between KiCad EDA and FreeCAD or a Mechanical CAD.

KiCad StepUp features:

load kicad board and parts in FreeCAD and export it to STEP (or IGES) for a full ECAD MCAD collaboration
load kicad_mod footprint in FreeCAD to easy and precisely align the mechanical model to kicad footprint
convert the STEP 3D model of parts, board, enclosure to VRML with Materials properties for the best use in kicad
check interference and collisions for enclosure and footprint design
design a new pcb Edge with FreeCAD Sketcher and PUSH it to an existing kicad_pcb Board
PULL a pcb Edge from a kicad_pcb Board, edit it in FC Sketcher and PUSH it back to kicad
design a new footprint in FreeCAD to get the power of Sketch in footprints
generate Blender compatible VRML files
translation infrastructure enabled

Please see KiCad Info forum or FreeCAD forum to discuss or report issues regarding this Addon.

Installing

Download and install your corresponding version of FreeCAD from wiki Download page and either install

automatically using the FreeCAD Add-on Manager (bundled in to FreeCAD under Tools Menu)
manually by copying the kicadStepUpMod folder to the Mod sub-directory of the FreeCAD application.