# yaqwsx/PcbDraw

Convert your KiCAD board into a nicely looking 2D drawing suitable for pinout diagrams

Repository: https://github.com/yaqwsx/PcbDraw
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pcbdraw
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: pcb, pcb-diagram, kicad
Last push: 2026-08-07T12:01:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 72, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3429, "days_push": 26, "days_rel": 26, "gap_med": 117, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1414, forks 100 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:39.635348+00:00)

## What it is
PcbDraw is a Python CLI tool that converts KiCad PCB board files into attractive 2D SVG drawings suitable for pinout diagrams. It also includes a Populate utility for creating HTML/Markdown assembly manuals and can render 3D board previews programmatically.

## Use cases
- generate pinout diagrams from kicad pcb files
- convert kicad board to svg drawing
- create pcb assembly instructions in markdown
- render 3d preview of pcb in ci pipeline
- make nice board illustrations instead of photos
- document hardware project pinouts automatically

## When to choose
- you design boards in KiCad and need polished 2D visuals for documentation
- you want automated, repeatable board rendering in CI
- you maintain assembly or population guides for a hardware project

## When to avoid
- you use EDA tools other than KiCad
- you need full ECAD editing or design-rule checking rather than rendering
- you cannot install Inkscape or librsvg dependencies

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, cli, developer-tools
- domain: hardware, developer-tools, documentation
- platform: windows, python, cli
- tags: kicad, pcb, pinout-diagram, svg, electronics, hardware-documentation, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- yaqwsx/PcbDraw (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:39.635348+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:38:14.851964+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/yaqwsx/PcbDraw (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:39.635348+00:00, sha 24e8badd9c97)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/pcbdraw/json (fetched 2026-08-29T11:51:12.054822+00:00, sha c55e39db6808)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.