pcb-rnd tutorials

# pcb-rnd - tutorial index

## Video tutorial series

The main tutorial for new users is our 22 minutes getting started video that guides through the first steps of the most common workflow: schematics/netlist driven design. The video is also available for download and streaming on archive.org or on youtube.

After the getting started video, the easiest path is to follow this series of short videos:

- Advanced routing
  - lines and rubber band (youtube)
  - arc and property (youtube)
  - Route styles (youtube)
  - Selections (youtube)
  - Polygons (youtube)
  - Layers (youtube)
  - Grid, snap, wireframe (youtube)
- Netlist and connections
  - Connectivity
  - Netlist window: basics
  - Netlist window: advanced usage
  - Finding rats
- Padstacks
  - padstack library (youtube)
  - Advanced thermals
- Non-routing edits
  - Text object (youtube)
  - Footprint library (youtube)
  - Outlines and cutouts and slots, plated/unplated (youtube)
  - Object removal and buffers
  - advanced use of paste buffers
  - extended object: line-of-vias
- Non-edit operations on boards
  - Export for PCB fabbing (youtube)
- Suite: using sch-rnd and pcb-rnd together
  - Using prj-rnd-shell , see notes on details
  - Schematics driven placement

There are a few video demos in the knowledge pool.

## Written material

The number in the tutorial title indicates the difficulty level of the tutorial.

Per feature topical howtos are normally written in the searchable knowledge pool

## Old video tutorials

An older getting starter video, using geda for sch input: on archive.org or for streaming on youtube with files available in a pool node.

- how to draw arcs (also on youtube)
- how to draw text (also on youtube)
- how to construct padstacks and basic footprints