4.7. Bill of Material tool

The icon gives access to the bill of materials (BOM) generator. This menu allows the generation of a file listing of the components and/or hierarchical connections (global labels).

Eeschema’s BOM generator makes use of external plugins, generally in XSLT or Python form. Some are provided, and will be installed inside the KiCad program files directory.

• Value - unique name for each part used.
• Field1 - Manufacturer’s name.
• Field3 - Distributor’s Part Number.

For example: