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Added documentation about the EDA_KICAD_CATEGORY_DEPTH env

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@ -55,4 +55,15 @@ You can define this on a per-part basis using the KiCad symbol and KiCad footpri
For example to configure the values for an BC547 transistor you would put `Transistor_BJT:BC547` on the parts Kicad symbol to give it the right schematic symbol in EEschema and `Package_TO_SOT_THT:TO-92` to give it the right footprint in PcbNew.
If you type in a character, you will get an autocomplete list of all symbols and footprints available in the kicad standard library. You can also input your own value.
If you type in a character, you will get an autocomplete list of all symbols and footprints available in the kicad standard library. You can also input your own value.
### Category depth in KiCad
For performance reasons, only the most top level categories of Part-DB are shown as categories in KiCad. All parts in the subcategories are shown in the top level category.
You can configure the depth of the categories shown in KiCad, via the `EDA_KICAD_CATEGORY_DEPTH` env option. The default value is 0, which meabs only the top level categories are shown.
To show more levels of categories, you can set this value to a higher number.
If you set this value to -1, all parts are shown inside a single category in KiCad, without any subcategories.
You can view the "real" category path of a part in the part details dialog in KiCad.