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Create 3D Models of Components and Board Outlines in KiCad: Using the CadQuery Library for Python

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Create 3D Models of Components and Board Outlines in KiCad: Using the CadQuery Library for Python. / Oppenheim, Matthew.
In: Circuit Cellar, Vol. 1, No. 404, 1, 01.03.2024, p. 4-9.

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title = "Create 3D Models of Components and Board Outlines in KiCad: Using the CadQuery Library for Python",
abstract = "KiCad [1] has rapidly become one of the most popular open-source and freely available packages for schematic entry and PCB layout. Every design package has its own quirks and characteristics. I have spent more than a few hours searching for solutions to problems with the software. In this article, I present two solutions solved by using 3D computer-assisted design (CAD). The CAD package presented is CadQuery [2], which is a library for Python. This library enables us to create complex CAD objects through code.",
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year = "2024",
month = mar,
day = "1",
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pages = "4--9",
journal = "Circuit Cellar",
issn = "1528-0608",
number = "404",

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