Design in KiCad, Quote with AIVON: A Faster Path to PCB Prototyping (Sponsored)

The useful part

You don't necessarily need to leave the PCB Editor, export a separate set of manufacturing files, and manually upload them to a PCB manufacturer. AIVON has integrated an official KiCad plugin that connects a finished PCB layout to the company's online quotation page. After DRC, users can click the plugin in the PCB Editor, automatically prepare manufacturing data, and land on a pre-filled quote form instead of exporting, zipping, and uploading files by hand.

How it works

• Rather than introducing a new plugin framework, AIVON's integration leverages KiCad's existing Plugin and Content Manager ecosystem.
• For developers who already use KiCad for schematic capture and PCB layout, the integration provides another way to connect the design stage with PCB fabrication without manually repeating every...