Interactive Html BOM plugin for KiCad is pretty cool

[KR Sound]

GitHub - openscopeproject/InteractiveHtmlBom: Interactive HTML BOM generation plugin for KiCad, EasyEDA, Eagle, Fusion360 and Allegro PCB designer

Interactive HTML BOM generation plugin for KiCad, EasyEDA, Eagle, Fusion360 and Allegro PCB designer - GitHub - openscopeproject/InteractiveHtmlBom: Interactive HTML BOM generation plugin for KiCad...

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From the plugin's description:

This plugin generates a convenient Bill of Materials (BOM) listing with the ability to visually correlate and easily search for components and their placements on the PCB. It is particularly useful when hand-soldering a prototype, as it allows users to quickly find locations of components groups on the board. It is also possible to reverse lookup the component group by clicking on a footprint on the board drawing.

The plugin utilizes Pcbnew python API to read PCB data and render silkscreen, fab layer, footprint pads, text, and drawings. BOM table fields and grouping is fully configurable, additional columns, such as a manufacturer ID, can be added in Schematic editor and imported either through the netlist file, XML file generated by Eeschema's internal BOM tool, or from board file itself.

There is an option to include tracks/zones data as well as netlist information allowing dynamic highlight of nets on the board.

For full description of functionality see wiki.

Generated html page is fully self contained, doesn't need internet connection to work and can be packaged with documentation of your project or hosted anywhere on the web.

Here are some demos:

KiCad Interactive HTML BOM Plugin Demos

Demo pages for InteractiveHtmlBom plugin

openscopeproject.org

 

[JTEX]

Bumping this so more people hopefully become aware if it. It makes a huge difference to me, with my super dense SMD stuff with no room for silkscreen references. YOU try to work this without it

 

[KR Sound]

I use it in all my builds lately. It helps not only in consolidating the component BOM, but verifies the placement without hinting and pecking.

You can also filter the list- type in 'R' to see mainly only the resisitors



'C'



Then when you check 'Placed' you can verify that everything's been added and placed correctly.

 

[Aentons]

Since I don't design my own boards and rely on the kindness of others, this is the part that I'd like to call attention to.

"Generated html page is fully self contained, doesn't need internet connection to work and can be packaged with documentation of your project or hosted anywhere on the web."

 

[JTEX]

"Generated html page is fully self contained, doesn't need internet connection to work and can be packaged with documentation of your project or hosted anywhere on the web."

Therein might lie @Robert's auto-generated build documentaton

 

[fontoponto]

Thats what Aion uses for all their projects.It’s super usefull!

 

[benny_profane]

@KR Sound what color theme are you using? It looks great!

 

[KR Sound]

@KR Sound what color theme are you using? It looks great!

It’s just the dark option. I think it’s just a toggle in the settings.