Electronic – Layer toggle in kicad

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Is there a simple way to toggle kicad layers? For now, I am able only to manually tick the respective layer boxes. Is there a way to optimize this task, e.g. layer profiles?

Best Answer

In the PNS router, before you begin placing a new track, press the v key to toggle between your paired layers. Correspondingly, after you begin laying the track, v will place a via (and switch you to the paired layer).

If you wanted to switch to a specific layer, the default hotkeys are:

  • Top Copper -- PgUp
  • Bottom Copper -- PgDown
  • Inner Layer 1 -- F5
  • Inner Layer 2 -- F6
  • Inner Layer 3 -- F7
  • Inner Layer 4 -- F8
  • Inner Layer 5 -- Shift-F5
  • Inner Layer 6 -- Shift-F6

You can shift up and down layers with + and -

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