KiCanvas Viewer

KiCanvas Viewer is a VS Code extension that offers an interactive (though limited) and real time KiCad file viewer.

Features

• Interactive viewing of KiCAD schematics (.kicad_sch) and boards (.kicad_pcb).
• Powered by kicanvas, a browser-based viewer for KiCAD files.
• Zoom and pan functionality within the viewer.
• Layer visibility control for boards.
• Component highlighting and information display.
• realtime window refreshing
• supports sheets with subsheets

Installation

1. Open Visual Studio Code.
2. Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X or Cmd+Shift+X).
3. Search for "KiCanvas Viewer".
4. Click Install.

Usage

1. Open a KiCad schematic (.kicad_sch) or board (.kicad_pcb) file in VS Code.
2. The KiCanvas Viewer will automatically open in a new tab or panel.
3. Use the viewer controls to navigate and inspect the design.

About KiCanvas

KiCanvas is an interactive, browser-based viewer for KiCad schematics and boards. It is currently in alpha, so please file an issue on their GitHub if you encounter any bugs. You can find the KiCanvas project here: kicanvas

Credits

All credits go to the KiCanvas team for their incredible work on developing the interactive viewer. We also acknowledge the KiCad developers for creating the open-source EDA suite that makes this extension possible.

License

MIT License