If anyone is unable to replicate my steps, now is the time to mention it. Feel free to use the comment section for discussion, even if it turns into more of a forum.
Thermal simulations are the only thing that i "almost" fully keep behind a "paywall". Sometimes udemy gives out coupons especially to first time visitors of their website (at least in my area they go down to as low as 13USD) - sorry for that: www.udemy.com/course/kicad-fem-with-free-software-tools/ If your budget is zero, here are the 3 best videos i saw on youtube so far, hope they are helpful: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MD3cjOF8S60.html&pp=gAQBiAQB ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7kkquv5auWY.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dSZaiUMlZPM.html
Great job, I really need to find time to try it! Do you know a way I can use to make a thermal simulation? I'm working on a drive for servomotors and would like to simulate the heatsink together with the PCB in an enclosure.
Yes i have some video-material for thermal simulations as well. As a little hidden gem for the people who read this comment, here is a free coupon to my udemy course www.udemy.com/course/kicad-fem-with-free-software-tools/?couponCode=2BB0E57CD485732590EE (coupon valid until 19-SEP-2024). if you like the course, i just ask for a review in return. Check out Lecture 28 for a simulation with natural airflow included. Hopefully I will be able to soon add a video there about airflow using multiple materials. Currently, the PCB I am simulating is simplified to consist of only a single material.
2 videos that helped me a lot in the beginning were this ones, they use forced airflow instead of natural airflow: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7kkquv5auWY.html&pp=gAQBiAQB and ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dSZaiUMlZPM.html
Hi there, It does not work the way as i describe in this video. But Kicad 8 already has the trace export function included right away, so the use of fcad_pcb is not required anymore and the workflow "should/might" be easier. I personally will wait until the next KiCad version is released and then will make a video specifically for KiCad 9.
@@panire3 Thank you a lot. You have found a pefect niche for people who want something like ansys but don't mind the manual overhead of doing it the open source way. Liked and subscribed.
