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If open kicad 6 and make new project will see 2 files. One of them have extension .kicad_pcb and i try to make a simple circuit only with this file.Normally is used all caracteristics and instruments for create a big and complete project ... but in this example i use his mode only for understand the basic principle and mecanism to create a pcb ... so a type of "hello world" maybe! click kicad_pcb file and when is open pcb window program put an element ... 1.click library icon 2.click connector  3.click banana jack 4.click update icon Now you have a element on the board ! Click right on object and click Propietes ... will open a box with propietes of oject. Go to the project and click right and open file with an text editor (i use notepad ++) If put notepad next to propietes you can see some variables that can modify directly from notepad same as pcb window ... Footprint is a any object that you load from library ... now will make a magic experiment ... first duplicate the obj...