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-[[http://www.kicad-pcb.org|KiCad]] is a popular open source printed circuit board layout program that runs on all three major desktop OS's (Windows, OS X, and Linux). It was originally written by [[http://iut-tice.ujf-grenoble.fr/kicad/|Jean-Pierre Charras]] at //Université Joseph Fourier// and is now actively developed by an enthusiastic [[https://launchpad.net/kicad|team of developers]]. KiCad is quite capable of producing production-quality designs and has been my EDA tool of choice for the last several years.+[[http://www.kicad-pcb.org|KiCad]] is a popular open source printed circuit board layout program that runs on all three major desktop OS's (Windows, OS X, and Linux). It was originally written by [[http://iut-tice.ujf-grenoble.fr/kicad/|Jean-Pierre Charras]] at //Université Joseph Fourier// and is now actively developed by an enthusiastic [[https://launchpad.net/kicad|team of developers]]. KiCad is quite capable of producing production-quality designs and has been my EDA tool of choice for several years.
  
-However, like all PC layout programs, KiCad has a steep learning curve. So here's a few things that I am hoping might help ease bits of the curve.+Like all PCB layout programs, KiCad has a steep learning curve. So here's a few things that I am hoping might help ease bits of the curve.
  
 ===== Library management ===== ===== Library management =====
   * [[Schematic symbol management|Schematic symbol management]]   * [[Schematic symbol management|Schematic symbol management]]
   * [[footprint management|PCB footprint management]]   * [[footprint management|PCB footprint management]]
 +  * Some [[https://hackaday.com/2017/05/18/kicad-best-practises-library-management/ | best practices]] 
 ===== KiCad and SPICE ===== ===== KiCad and SPICE =====
-  * [[kicad:kicad_spice_quick_guide|Quick Guide to using KiCad for SPICE simulation]]+  * [[kicad_spice_quick_guide|Quick guide to using KiCad for SPICE simulation]] 
 +  * [[Using arbitrary SPICE engines in KiCad 5]]
  
 ===== Layout tips ===== ===== Layout tips =====
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