Getting Started With Typecad

About the project

Create Your First Project

Project info

Difficulty: Easy

Platforms: MicrosoftKiCad

Estimated time: 1 hour

License: GNU General Public License, version 3 or later (GPL3+)

Items used in this project

Software apps and online services

Microsoft VS Code Microsoft VS Code
typeCAD typeCAD
KiCAD KiCAD

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Getting Started with typeCAD

Install Node.js

  • Download and install Node.js (LTS version recommended)
  • Verify installation by running node --version in your terminal

Create Your First Project

npx @typecad/create-typecad


Start Designing

  • Open the project in VS Code
  • Begin creating your hardware design using TypeScript
  • build your code to generate outputs

Layout in KiCAD

  • Open the kicad_pcb file in the ./build folder
  • Your components and connections will be there
  • If you make changes in typeCAD, you can see them by clicking File > Revert.

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