# Kicad Conversion

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**Created:** [February 15, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/kicad-conversion/263 "2020-02-15T00:54:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Maxhirez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/maxhirez/32/42_2.png) [@Maxhirez](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/Maxhirez)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/kicad-conversion/263/1 "2020-02-15T00:54:59Z")

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I’ve had Kicad on my desktop for a few months and in Sam’s filter video yesterday, he mentioned using it so I figured it was time to install it and make the conversion from Fritzing for the control I assume that it gives. Anybody have any pointers on adapting to the professional tool mindset? This feels like going from MS Paint to Adobe Illustrator.

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**Author:** ![Caustic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/caustic/32/15588_2.png) [@Caustic](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/Caustic)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/kicad-conversion/263/2 "2020-02-15T01:51:12Z")

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Im a bad person to ask. I still use MS-Paint.

I plan on migrating to it once I get a few designs nailed down in strip-board first. Ive tinkered with it a bit, but thats about it.

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**Author:** ![popflier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/popflier/32/80_2.png) [@popflier](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/popflier)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 6:48am UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/kicad-conversion/263/3 "2020-02-15T06:48:35Z")

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I don’t know if this helps, but I posted this link on another thread. Notes and Volts did a pretty indepth tutorial about this on YouTube which had some tips and tricks in there. The link to the first video in the series is here:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuek-NyDaWo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuek-NyDaWo)

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**Author:** ![ChristianBloch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/christianbloch/32/56_2.png) [@ChristianBloch](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/ChristianBloch)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/kicad-conversion/263/4 "2020-02-15T07:55:59Z")

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> [@Maxhirez](#):
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> I figured it was time to install it and make the conversion from Fritzing for the control I assume that it gives.

It really doesn’t have to be either or. If _only_ Kicad was anything like Illustrator. It’s awful software, that just so happens to be powerful, and there isn’t really anything else that is any better. I would say use it only when you have to.

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**Author:** ![sketchie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/sketchie/32/144_2.png) [@sketchie](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/sketchie)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/kicad-conversion/263/5 "2020-02-16T12:27:32Z")

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I installed it a few weeks ago.Found it pretty easy to use after watching some tutorials on youtube 👍