KiCad 5.0 - Hierarchical Sheets

[@hyneklos]

5 years, and still usefull. thx !

[@banedon8087]

I'm currently moving from Eagle (non-Auto Desk) across to Kicad and this video proved to be quite helpful. Many thanks, Chris!

[@ShawnHymel]

Thank you, Chris! This helped me get started using hierarchical sheets.

[@debasishdas-kol]

Thanks a lot for your clear and precis explanation on hierarchical sheet. When I draw the entire schema on a single page it becomes dificult to take a prind in A4 size and I don't have a A3 printer. That's why searching for a way out and this is the perfect option.

[@tianmingguo8271]

Thank you so much. I have to transfer a flat schematic to the hierarchical schematic for an important project. This video helps a lot.

[@eltonrodrigues5885]

Suppose we have multiple sub sheets in a design, how can we edit the order of the hierarchical sheets? So that it appears in the same order while plotting the schematic. Any help is appreciated!

[@Sembazuru]

You forgot to mention that all the power symbols (like the GND symbol you used) are handled as global labels. If you had wanted to, you could have use the 3V power symbol instead of a global label. Choices are good.

[@contextualelectronics]

Great point! I will try to mention that in future videos somehow.

[@aaronlee9754]

How to modify hierarchical block size in main sheet except redraw it?

[@angst_]

Is there a way to get the sub-schematic to preview in the little box? I want to have a main schematic sheet and have little boxes drawn around certain sections to distinguish them. Or maybe they can all be on one sheet and there's a way to draw lines? boxes/lines similar to when designing a symbol/footprint. Thx!

[@TheCommuted]

How do you connect buses hierarchically?

[@rjordans]

Another nice thing is that you can edit the File property of your hierarchical sheets and point multiple modules to the same sheet. Annotating your components will still give them individual numbers but any schematic changes will happen for all modules using the same schematic sheet

[@kwastek]

Thanks for that tip

[@mr1enrollment]

is it possible to change the graphic for the hierarchical sheet so that it becomes a hierarchical symbol?

[@mardav1545]

Can I take one of the sheets and make a pcb from it ?

[@power-max]

How do I create copy's of my hierarchical sheets without them being references to the same file? If I have multiple and make a change to any one, it changes all of them because they are all aliases to the same schematic...

[@johnkaplun9619]

You can right click, edit and remain the file. When you try to save the edit it will prompt you if you want to create a new file.

[@helmuthschultes9243]

I would like to have a larger multi PCB project have its schematic to be one hieraachical schematic. Sadly there is no way to dedicate a specific PCB to a sheet or set of sheets. Nor control the part numbers within a sheet, so annotations run through the entire set of sheets. No same annotation on seperate PCBs, though logically that may be sensible/desired for a overall BOM of the total project. Less desirable where some PCBs are shared on several projects. Now accepting that annotation is over all sheets, a problem arises on defining a specific PCB for a sheet/ part of the schematic, on bringing in the netlist (or update from schematic in latest version) ALL PARTS for the entire schematic are brought in. Requiring considerable sorting out and deleting parts not applicable to that PCB. I have over come the issue to some extent of editing the project as a hierachical set of sheets but also have separate projects for each sheet, and edit the PCB from within the dedicated sheet project. Nice would be ability to set a sheet in the hierachy to be a dedicated PCB and thus be able to work at the master hierachy level.

[@bossbaby5260]

"creating new sheet in kicad without using Hierarchical Sheet is possible or not..." Because while converting it to the pdf file the root sheet contain all the sub_sheet block (table) in it ,which was created by us. It seems not good in the font page. How can I solve this problem? Could anybody can help me in this problem.

[@garyprice3757]

Use them all the time. Just wish they would fix the import pins only getting 1 pin at a time.

[@Sembazuru]

I agree. It would be nice if the pins were updated when leaving a sheet.

[@fuzzy1dk]

and with hierarchical sheets there are plugins that makes it extremely easy to duplicate layout

[@contextualelectronics]

Which plugins?

[@fuzzy1dk]

I recently used "replicate layout" from here: github.com/MitjaNemec/Kicad_action_plugins

[@younesthabet]

how does Hierarchical Sheets look in pcbnew? are they in the same pcb board or different boards?

[@GabrielGunderson]

Same. It's only a single design. It just helps you organize the schematic.

[@roncole5789]

I can only really get one circuit good without errors and then everything else is really hard for me.

[@D1e9o-SIIA]

Thank you very much as always, everything excellent. I would like to ask you what would be the correct way to update the Kicad version, that is if you wanted to go from version 5.0.0 to 5.0.2 you should uninstall version 5.0.0 and reinstall 5.0.2 or Well, without uninstalling the previous version install the new one? that is, the versions are overwritten or would that bring inconveniences? maybe you could do a tutorial about it, but I would settle for your answer. thank you! hug

[@contextualelectronics]

If you try to install 5.0.2, it's going to tell you that the 5.0.0 will be overwritten (assuming it's windows)

[@D1e9o-SIIA]

@@contextualelectronics correct is windows, perfect I wanted to know if one version overwrites the other could bring conflict.

[@stevesm2010]

Can sheets be used individually like design modules? For instance, I have a 54 way connector which usually has the same global labels applied to it. I have to label it up each time I use it. Can I save that as a sheet to reuse? Thanks for the tutorial Chris.

[@wanderinguser7665]

I can't say I've done what you're talking about but I think the "Append Schematic Sheet..." option in the Eeschema File menu is what you want to look at.

[@stevesm2010]

Xy Zi Cheers, I'll take a look

[@markharrington5826]

Thank you very much very helpful , very informative excellent presentation

[@gerardmontessuit7854]

Bonjour, dommage que KICAD ne puisse exécuter la même chose avec les feuilles contenant le PCB

[@MrAlFuture]

This was great, Chris! N00b question: is it possible to map 1 or more sheets to multiple board layouts in the one project?

[@Sembazuru]

Different Chris here. Yes it is possible, but KiCAD doesn't natively support it. I had to force it the one time I did this by creative copying and renaming files and hand modifying files.

[@obiwanjacobi]

Yeah - that is my question too. I have a modular design that translates to physical boards but I have not found a way to do that in KiCad (yet)...

[@ThierryS31-fr]

thanks so much exactly what I was looking for, then create one PCB breakable as i need to PCB's with wire connections

[@xingli415]

Thank you very much for sharing!

[@e2jw]

Thanks - Great Job!

[@juliorrsantos]

Thank you very much!

[@peterfeldman777]

cool thanks! at first thought i had playback speed at 1.25

[@michaltch9246]

Add Note how to add already existing Hierarchical Sheets

[@lightofheavens943]

Wow! You look a lot like Tom Cavanagh (J.D.'s older brother Dan from Scrubs) O: You even sound alike =)

[@gn6034]

I HATE the way hierarchical sheets are implemented in KiCAD. All I want is to have the ability to have blocks of my schematic able to be printed on separate pieces of paper. Ie one big piece of paper divided into A4 sections without all the interconnected crap that you are doing in the video - just let me add another page to my schematic NOT all the BS you are demonstrating. What we need is the ability to have hierarchical sheets AND the ability to add additional sheets to encompass both scenarios

[@roncole5789]

wow you guys this is the stuff I cannot understand I apologize.