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    Posted: 27 Apr 2014 at 1:49pm
Dear Forum,

My aim is to design schematic footprint and perform routing.

Now I have KiCad with me schematic design is easy in KiCad and making footprint is bit tough and there is little or no support from KiCad.

So I am looking for a software where making schematic, footprint, routing must be as easy as drag and drop icons plus some help either through forum in case need on how to use the software tool or how to make footprint so my question is there any such software?

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Hi, you sure came to the right place - and almost perfect timing (a couple weeks early, as a matter of fact). We're currently working on supporting KiCad in our Library Expert, and the Parts on Demand will be live momentarily. 

Chris, when do you think that we will have support for KiCad available?
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We don't have an estimate on when KiCad support will go in, but when it does it'll probably take a couple days to a week.

Right now we've been focusing on getting v2014 out the door, and it just became available here:

http://www.pcblibraries.com/forum/201401-released_topic1322.html

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KiCad has been getting better and better lately, but footprints remain a challenge... Any update on when PCB Libraries Expert KiCad export may be available? Is there anything the community can do to help?
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Any updates on KiCad support?
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I must have got too excited with the initial impression that there is a "free" downloadable version which could be used with CAD programs (KiCad or others).. but I realize that only the "viewer" version is seemingly the free download. (Apart from all the good information you have provided for free as PDF files of various standard footprints. Thank you!)

My understanding is that the viewer does not work with any specific CAD program. So obviously not even KiCad, I guess. Please correct me if I am wrong.
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I don't think the problem is on our end. KiCad will not work with us like every other CAD vendor does.

We just don't develop encrypted CAD tool interfaces out of thin air. We need help from the CAD vendor.

We tried working with KiCad but they will not help us. So please bring your argument to KiCad.
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KiCad is an open source community supported project, not a typical CAD vendor per se. I know that the active developers have lots on their plates, so I can understand if PCB Library Expert integration isn't at the top of the list... But it would be great if we could at least capture this request as an open issue in the development backlog. Can you share how/who you tried to contact regarding KiCad support? Maybe the community can help find a more productive channel.

FYI, I cross posted about this topic on a KiCad forum here:  https://forum.kicad.info/t/kicad-pcb-library-expert/2232
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Tom, KiCad data is not encrypted, it's ASCII and well documented:
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~stambaughw/kicad/doc-read-only/download/head:/1115%4016bec504-3128-0410-b3e8-8e38c2123bca:trunk%252Fkicad-doc%252Fdoc%252Fhelp%252Ffile_formats%252Ffile_formats.pdf/file_formats.pdf

Perhaps there was some confusion/misunderstanding?

As KiCad is an open-source project you don't really need any support form the KiCad team directly: file formats are documented, bugtracker is available.
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Hi Cioma,

Do you happen to have some minimal sample libraries of parts in this format? Are they included in the KiCAD installation, and if so where?

-Chris
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