Uploaded December 2014 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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How to create an arbitrary shape in Inkscape, export it to BMP, import it as a KiCad library, change the layer and add connection points to hook it up to your layout.

Original thread: forum.kicad.info/t/gerber-to-footprint/435/9

Wikibooks for layer numbers: en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Kicad/file_formats

Inkscape: inkscape.org/en