SwapComponents KiCad plugin

Overview

This KiCad plugin swaps in place two selected components on the PCB.

The plugin was tested with KiCad 6.0.6-3a73a75311116ubuntu20.04.1 on Ubuntu 20.04.

Plugin for KiCad 5 is available on the kicad5 branch.

Installation

1. Clone this repository

2. Copy the SwapComponents folder into the KiCad plugin directory e.g.:

cp -r SwapComponents ~/.local/share/kicad/6.0/scripting/plugins/

3. Run KiCad Pcbnew

4. Select: Tools => External Plugins... => Refresh Plugins

Note: After the installation the SwapComponents plugin's icon should be visible on the program bar. The plugin should also be available on the Tools = > External Plugins... list.

Usage

1. Select to components to swap in place

2. Run the plugin - click on the icon

3. The result will be