Thanks for the video! I think this was made for KiCad 5.x. For people starting fresh with KiCad 6, (with the default preferences and hotkeys) it's almost the same but: Add components using the 'A' hotkey (or Place -> Add Symbol, or the comparator symbol button from the right-hand-side toolbar) Connect up wires with the 'W' hotkey (or Place -> Add Wire, or the '/' button on the rh toolbar) Change the Value of the components at @1:23 with the 'V' hotkey (or arrow button from rh toolbar, then right-click -> 'Edit Value') Place text at @1:58 with the 'T' hotkey (or Place -> Add Text, or the 'T' button on the rh toolbar) Finally, the simulator has moved from the "Tools" menu to the "Inspect" menu. HTH!
Superb video, thank you. A nice simple example, that we should all know, so allows us to focus entirely on how to use KiCad. The initial condition part is a real gold nugget.
If Kicad is using spice in GUI those commands should be part of 'Spice Simulator' window itself instead those quirks. Ideally also generated from GUI settings instead of typing spice queries manually
Does kicad have spice models for most of it's components and can it be used as a simulator in the same way Multism is used or does it just have generic models for capacitors and transitors etc?
Kicad is open source software, and due to licensing issues it doesn't include device specific spice models. It has some generic BJTs and FETs, but that's about it. It's easy enough to obtain the models from the manufacturer or something like LTSpice though
