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LOCAL-FIRST PCB ENGINEERING

From requirements to a
manufacturing-ready
KiCad project.

BoardForge turns a design brief into an editable schematic, PCB, sourced BOM, validation record, and manufacturing package while keeping every proposed change reviewable.

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  • Local-first execution
  • KiCad-native output
  • Live supplier evidence
  • User-approved changes
Industrial Ethernet ControllerCandidate 04 · DEMONSTRATION FIXTURE
Industrial Ethernet controller PCB candidate
Source protected Candidate awaiting approvalSHA256: 96a1…7de4
01
DefineRequirements and constraints
02
ResolveParts, symbols, footprints and pin maps
03
BuildSchematic, placement and routing
04
ValidateERC, DRC and manufacturing checks
05
ApproveReview the candidate before publishing
Actual BoardForge 2D PCB editor fixture with board outline, pads, tracks, via, layers and design-rule issue
Actual BoardForge PCB workspace fixture · F.Cu / B.Cu / Edge.Cuts · selection, pan and measurement tools

Edit the board, inspect the evidence, approve the candidate.

BoardForge creates an editable candidate while preserving the source project. Review component bindings, routing, ERC, DRC, and manufacturing evidence before publishing anything.

  1. Candidate-based editing
  2. Protected source project
  3. Live validation feedback
  4. Exact component bindings
  5. KiCad-native serialization

Every important decision stays inspectable.

Requirements, part selection, validation results, and manufacturing outputs remain attached to the candidate instead of disappearing inside a generated result.

ERC
0 errors 0 warnings
DRC
0 violations 0 unconnected
Bindings
18 verified 0 unresolved
Manufacturing
BOM/CPL parity manifest verified
RefRequirementEvidenceStatus

U1Ethernet controller
W5500Package + pin map verifiedPassed

J1RJ45 MagJack
Exact MPNSymbol and footprint boundPassed

R1249.9 Ω 1%
0603Value + package verifiedPassed

Demonstration fixture; supplier evidence is displayed only when provider data is available.

MECHANICAL WORKFLOW

Mechanical constraints become real board geometry.

Custom Board Generator keeps the outline editable while it records Edge.Cuts geometry, mounting holes, routeability and manufacturing risk before a KiCad project is created.

  • Selectable points, fillets and connector relief
  • Mounting-ear and keep-out geometry
  • Routeability and manufacturing-risk checks
  • KiCad Edge.Cuts handoff
Open Custom Board Generator
Actual BoardForge Custom Board Generator with Robotics controller preset
Live browser workspace · Robotics controller preset · geometry checks pass

Industrial_Ethernet_Controller/

|-- project.kicad_pro|-- project.kicad_sch|-- project.kicad_pcb|-- gerbers/|-- drill/|-- BOM.csv|-- CPL.csv|-- validation/| |-- ERC.json| |-- DRC.json| `-- binding-evidence.json`-- manufacturing.zip

MANUFACTURING HANDOFF

The output is the engineering project—not a screenshot.

Open the project in KiCad, inspect every decision, modify it locally, or send the manufacturing package for review.

Project hash
96a1...7de4
Validation
KiCad CLI evidence attached
Package
BOM/CPL parity recorded
Approval
Required before publishing

LICENSING

Plans sized for accepted production boards.

An accepted production board completes the BoardForge generation, sourcing, ERC, DRC, and manufacturing acceptance workflow. Drafts, failed candidates, archived attempts, and user-rejected candidates do not use the monthly allowance.

Builder$26 / month12 accepted boards
Engineer Recommended for active development$57 / month42 accepted boards
Team$110 / month90 accepted boards
ENGINEERING CORE
Requirements capture●●●
Component binding●●●
Schematic and PCB generation●●●
ERC, DRC and KiCad export●●●
Manufacturing package●●●
ADVANCED ENGINEERING
Requirements Intelligence—●●
Candidate comparison and evidence history—●●
Advanced routing and differential pairs—●●
COLLABORATION
Shared projects and libraries——●
Comments, review gates and approvals——●
Role-based permissions and activity history——●
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