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More details see my post in the kicad forum: https://forum.kicad.info/t/i-had-kicad-4-installed-previosly-now-i-updated-to-v5-now-i-have-some-problems-with-the-library-setup/11932 I would not suggest …

If you want to stay at kicad 4 you should at least look into updating to 4.0.7 And you might want to setup your system to use the backported version 5 libs to make transferring your projects over to kicad …

KiCad only fills zones if they are connected to a pad in one way or another. This can happen by using a trace, a via or the zone is in direct contact with the pad. … Over at the forum a user made some tests about what the requirements are to get kicad to fill a zone: https://forum.kicad.info/t/filled-copper-zones-not-showing-up-in-gerbers-printouts-3d-view/8401/9 …

It kind of depends on what you mean with hierarchical model. Yes as @JonRB wrote you can copy your stuff into hierarchical sheets but just using sheets does not magically translate your schematic into …

I suspect you follow an outdated tutorial. The current version of the library luckily has gotten rid of the hidden power pins for the 74xx library (sadly some other logic libs still have them, we simp …

I personally use the fab or courtyard outlines as the place to select the full footprint. Works quite reliably.

I don't think there is a way to do what you want with the current feature set. (I am not even aware that something like this is currently planned for a future release but i might have missed something …

KiCad does not provide an out of the box feature to do what you want. One option that comes to mind would be to use a template instead of a footprint. … (KiCad stepup would be the way to go with that. Showcase of the footprint generation feature) You can also look for clues over at the forum. …

kicad.rohrbacher.net/quicklib.php (A web based generator for simple symbols like your dip style black box symbol) https://kipart.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ (A python script to convert spreadsheet descriptions to kicad … symbols) https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-library-utils/tree/master/schlib/autogen/connector (The generator that creates many of the connector symbols found in the official library) …

Run that tool again but tell kicad to use the reference designator (re-associate by reference) to ensure both schematic and pcb are in sync. …

The xN pins are switches that get activated by inserting the plug into the connector: https://www.digikey.com/en/articles/techzone/2019/may/a-deep-dive-into-audio-jack-switches-and-configurations

Well net labels are exported if there is a net (see the helloworld label). You will need to have something connected to the pins with your labels otherwise there is nothing that uses your labels.

You tell KiCad where the power comes from by using the so called PWR_FLAG symbol. The PWR_FLAG symbol has only one purpose. It tells KiCad that the net it is connected to has a power supply on it. … (give the pins the electrical type "power output") More details: https://forum.kicad.info/t/errtype-3-pin-connected-to-some-others-pins-but-no-pin-to-drive-it/10946/ KiCAD 5 --- what is the significance …

(So if you do not want to run development versions than this is at least 4 years away unless kicad gets a massive boost in development resources.) …

The main reason one creates a copper zone on any PCB is to get low impedance current return paths without needing to think about it too much. (If you don't have a ground plane you would need to ensure …