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'''You may have noticed your schematics looking like this when viewing old ISC projects:'''
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{{RemarksBox Info|Title=Note for KiCad 7|Text=Please use the bolded solution below to open KiCad v5 and v6 projects on KiCad v7 the other solutions may not work.}}
  
 
To fix this and view the projects normally follow these steps:
 
To fix this and view the projects normally follow these steps:
  
 
# Make sure all the repositories are installed properly on your machine.
 
# Make sure all the repositories are installed properly on your machine.
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## This includes the libraries submodule in the PCB repo
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#* This includes the [[GitHub/isc-hw-libs]] submodule in the PCB repo(if you don't see the Libraries folder in PCB follow [https://wiki.illinisolarcar.com/w/index.php/Public:GitHub/PCB#Initial_Setup this guide])
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# In your PCB repository make sure you are on the master branch.
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# Make sure you have pulled the latest changes.
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## If you are not write <code>git checkout master</code> in the command line on Git Bash.
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#* Run <code>git pull</code>  and <code>git submodule update</code> in the command line on Git Bash.
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# Change directories to the Library submodule
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#* Run <code>cd Libraries/</code>
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# Checkout the tag: [https://github.com/IlliniSolarCar/isc-hw-libs/releases/tag/v5_libs v5_libs]
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#* Run <code>git checkout v5_libs</code>
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# Restart KiCad for the changes to take effect 
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# When opening the schematic it might come up with a warning saying a ''library cache file was not found''
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#* Disregard this and click '''''load without cache file'''''
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=KiCad v7 fix=
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'''Another fix is to copy the fp-lib-table and sim-lib-table from the [[KiCad]] v7 template in the PCB repository ~/Dev/Template_v0.0
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'''
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If you have any questions contact the electrical leads or message in {{SlackLink|elec-cad}}
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'''<br />
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All done now the projects should be looking like this:'''
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[[File:BigW.png|left|thumb|1081x1081px]]

Latest revision as of 22:48, 3 November 2023

You may have noticed your schematics looking like this when viewing old ISC projects:

Picofquestionmarks.png













InfoIcon.png Note for KiCad 7
Please use the bolded solution below to open KiCad v5 and v6 projects on KiCad v7 the other solutions may not work.

To fix this and view the projects normally follow these steps:

  1. Make sure all the repositories are installed properly on your machine.
  2. Make sure you have pulled the latest changes.
    • Run git pull and git submodule update in the command line on Git Bash.
  3. Change directories to the Library submodule
    • Run cd Libraries/
  4. Checkout the tag: v5_libs
    • Run git checkout v5_libs
  5. Restart KiCad for the changes to take effect
  6. When opening the schematic it might come up with a warning saying a library cache file was not found
    • Disregard this and click load without cache file


KiCad v7 fix

Another fix is to copy the fp-lib-table and sim-lib-table from the KiCad v7 template in the PCB repository ~/Dev/Template_v0.0


If you have any questions contact the electrical leads or message in Slack Icon.pngelec-cad


All done now the projects should be looking like this:

BigW.png
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