gdsfactory training

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Or Install gdsfactory locally on your computer.

1. Install Python

• Make sure you have python 3.10, 3.11 or 3.12 installed on your computer. Here is the anaconda installer.

2. Install Klayout

• Download klayout
• Install klive klayout plugin to be able to see live updates on your GDS files fom the klayout GUI Tools --> Manage Packages --> Install New Packages --> Klive
• Install gdsfactory klayout plugin for the genericpdk layermap

3. Install gdsfactory

• Install VSCode python editor to open the notebooks.
• Install gdsfactory using pip in an anaconda prompt opened as Administrator.

pip install "gdsfactory gplugins[femwell,gmsh,meow,sax,tidy3d]" --upgrade

4. Download notebooks

• Download notebooks