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[Maciej Sumiński <maciej.suminski@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Thomas,

On 10/18/2017 11:19 AM, Thomas Langås wrote:
> Disclaimer: I come from the world of Altium, and might have a biased workflow.
> 
> Is the following possible in any way in KiCad, or is there a different
> workflow that
> supports what I want?
> 
> Usually, when I make components, I have a mechanical layer called
> "Assembly" where I either duplicate the silkscreen, or make a new
> symbol (not all components have silkscreen). In addition,
> I add a text label which contains the value  .Designator .  This ends
> up being translated to the
> component reference designator in the end.  This way, I have a layer
> containing nothing but assembly information.  This is *very* useful on
> designs where space is so limited that it's
> impossible to have the ref des in the silkscreen, for instance.
> 
> Summary:
> - Does KiCad support having an F.Assembly and B.Assembly layer?

If I were you, I would use F.Fab and B.Fab for this purpose.

> - Does KiCad support "special strings" like Altium's .Designator ?

Yes, you can use %R (reference) and %V (value).

Regards,
Orson

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