Turn SVGs into KiCAD modules.
A brief summary of files and their purpose:
kicad.py - export to kicad file format
simplefy.py - clever maths for shapes/paths
svgextract.py - extracts info from svg
svgpath.py - path detection
svgtokicadmod.py - program to create a module
svgtokicadzone.py - program to create a kicad zone
test.svg - example svg
#To run and create a kicad module using the example svg:
`mkdir test.pretty`
`./svgtokicadmod < test.svg > test.pretty/test.kicad_mod`
To view/add module in kicad:
Tools->Edit PCB Footprints. In the new Footprint Editor window, Preferences->Manage Footprint Libraries. Hit the
+'Browse Libraries' button, then choose the directory where the library lives. Now goto PCB Layout Editor and
+select Add Footprints button, select the footprint and add away.
#Creating a new SVG
The SVG converter works by looking at layers in the SVG and using the layer name to map to the corresponding
+layer name in Kicad. The names of the layers must be as follows, with the corresponding Kicad names listed next
+to them. Please check kicad.py for more accurate info:
"front_mask" : "F.Mask",
"front_silk" : "F.SilkS",
"front_paste" : "F.Paste",
"front_copper" : "F.Cu",
"back_mask" : "B.Mask",
"back_silk" : "B.SilkS",
"back_copper" : "B.Cu",
"back_paste" : "B.Paste",
"edges" : "Edge.Cuts",
#Known issues/caveats:
- Affine transformations have not been tested thoroughly.
- SVG path arcs are not supported yet, luckily SVG does not use them when editing paths,
and converts them to cubic splines when you edit a path.
- When creating an svg in Inkscape, make sure the view port (in document->properties) is in mm.
- Paths must be simple paths - eg no overlapping polygons-with-holes