Project Instances

A fork of HierarchicalPcb which was originally inspired by the ReplicateLayout plugin.

How To Use

BasicHowToSmall.mp4

Create a sub-project:

1. Creating another (sub-)project inside your main project's folder.

Here is what the recommended folder structure looks like from the root project:

3. Create your schematic and pcb in the sub-project like normal
4. Include the sub-project schematic in your Main Project
5. Prepare the board like you are about to lay it out.
6. Run the plugin on the main project's PCB to import the sub-project's PCB

Update an existing sub-project:

1. Make your changes to the sub-project's schematic and pcb
2. Go to your main project and (re)annotate the sub-project's sheet.
3. Update the pcb from your new schematics
4. Run the plugin to apply the changes

A Basic Example

Tips

1. It is intended to leave footprints out of a sub-board and they won't be laid out in the root project.

Advanced Usage:

Nested Projects

Variants of same project

And more