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although a bit stale, it supports eagle and kicad format export, and the
author has indicated a willingness to add geda export. Furthermore, any
given footprint is based on a description list that is abstracted from the
eda tool, a bit like the fped tool Bert described.
It might well be a good option.
Erich
On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 5:12 PM, timofonic timofonic (timofonic AT gmail DOT com) <
geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> Madparts seems inactively developed...
> On Jun 14, 2015 6:09 PM, "Erich Heinzle (a1039181 AT gmail DOT com)" <
> geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>
>> My kicad to gEDA utility with a bit of work could do export to kicad
>> after reading geda files.
>>
>> Although http://madparts.org/ looks like a more advanced possible
>> contender for a universal format. I am thinking of getting my hands dirty
>> and helping him with a GEDA export module.
>>
>> My latest standalone utility exports to either legacy kicad or geda -
>> there really isn't that much difference between them, especially if using
>> mm units.
>>
>> https://github.com/erichVK5/SpiralInductorFootprintGenerator
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 11:33 PM, Ouabache Designworks (
>> z3qmtr45 AT gmail DOT com) <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 6:40 AM, timofonic timofonic (
>>> timofonic AT gmail DOT com) <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Oh, the idea looked promising...
>>>>
>>>> So what about kicad and geda supporting both formats at least? What
>>>> about sharing the same library? :)
>>>>
>>>
>>> I have had some success using a Database as the center of my toolset.
>>> Create tools to read kicad and gEDA libs into a database as well as tools
>>> to dump out the database in either format and you have an instant universal
>>> translater. You might need some sort of fixer program that could modify the
>>> database to fix any issues.
>>>
>>> John Eaton
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>although a bit stale, it supports eagle and kica=
d format export, and the author has indicated a willingness to add geda exp=
ort. Furthermore, any given footprint is based on a description list that i=
s abstracted from the eda tool, a bit like the fped tool Bert described.<br=
><br></div>It might well be a good option.<br><br>Erich<br></div></div><div=
class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 =
at 5:12 PM, timofonic timofonic (<a href=3D"mailto:timofonic AT gmail DOT com">tim=
ofonic AT gmail DOT com</a>) <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT del=
orie.com" target=3D"_blank">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>></span> wrote:<br>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir=3D"ltr">Madparts seems inactively dev=
eloped...</p><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5">
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Jun 14, 2015 6:09 PM, "Erich Heinzle (<a=
href=3D"mailto:a1039181 AT gmail DOT com" target=3D"_blank">a1039181 AT gmail DOT com</a=
>)" <<a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">ged=
a-user AT delorie DOT com</a>> wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>My kicad to gEDA utility with a bi=
t of work could do export to kicad after reading geda files. <br><br></div>=
Although <a href=3D"http://madparts.org/" target=3D"_blank">http://madparts=
.org/</a>=C2=A0 looks like a more advanced possible contender for a univers=
al format. I am thinking of getting my hands dirty and helping him with a G=
EDA export module.<br><br></div>My latest standalone utility exports to eit=
her legacy kicad or geda - there really isn't that much difference betw=
een them, especially if using mm units.<br><br><a href=3D"https://github.co=
m/erichVK5/SpiralInductorFootprintGenerator" target=3D"_blank">https://gith=
ub.com/erichVK5/SpiralInductorFootprintGenerator</a><br><br><br></div><div =
class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 a=
t 11:33 PM, Ouabache Designworks (<a href=3D"mailto:z3qmtr45 AT gmail DOT com" tar=
get=3D"_blank">z3qmtr45 AT gmail DOT com</a>) <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mai=
lto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>><=
/span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8=
ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><span>On Sun, Jun 14, 2=
015 at 6:40 AM, timofonic timofonic (<a href=3D"mailto:timofonic AT gmail DOT com"=
target=3D"_blank">timofonic AT gmail DOT com</a>) <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=
=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</=
a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir=3D"ltr">Oh, t=
he idea looked promising...</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">So what about kicad and geda supporting both formats at leas=
t? What about sharing the same library? :)</p></blockquote><div><br></div><=
/span><div>I have had some success using a Database as the center of my too=
lset. Create=C2=A0 tools to read kicad and gEDA libs into a database=C2=A0 =
as well as tools to dump out the database in either format and you have an =
instant universal translater. You might need some sort of fixer program tha=
t could modify the database to fix any issues.<br><br></div><div>John Eaton=
<br><br></div></div><br></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>
</blockquote></div>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>
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