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    Posted: 06 Mar 2013 at 4:03am
Has anyone used PCB Footprint Expert with KiCad?
Perhaps exporting to an intermediate format like eagle and then into KiCad?
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I have never heard of KiCad. Does it have an ASCII import / export?
 
Do they have a Lite or Demo version? Is it free? Does KiCad import other CAD tool library files?
 
 
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Importing from Eagle is mentioned -
http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/KICAD/Frequently+Asked+Questions#FrequentlyAskedQuestions-HowdoIimportlibrariesfromotherPCBprograms?
 

You also need Eagle to run this though.
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Any update on this?
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For right now, outputting through the Eagle translator to the ULP is your best bet.
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 I have tried this, and I've managed to get as far as the UDP export from Eagle, but I have not managed to get a footprint into KiCad. If anyone has done this successfully, can you post a workflow on how to get from PCB Library Expert Lite > Eagle > UDP > KiCad?
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As far as I know, no one has done it and we don't currently support KiCad natively.
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Latest versions of KiCad claim to support Eagle footprints natively (read-only)
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