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TousstNicolas / JLC2KiCad_lib

JLC2KICAD_lib is a python script that generate a component library (schematic, footprint and 3D model ) for KiCad from the JLCPCB/easyEDA library.
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Kicad plugin #58

Open dzid26 opened 9 months ago

dzid26 commented 9 months ago

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Command line based footprint based downloading and placing on pcb is a little cumbersome

Describe the solution you'd like GUI kicad plugin shall support:

Additional context I hacked up together a plugin (https://github.com/Springer-Electronics/JLC2KiCad_lib/tree/kicad-plugin) that downloads part to a hardcoded library name in the project directory, and pastes it on PCB canvas. Currently it can be installed directly in kicad scripts directory.

https://github.com/TousstNicolas/JLC2KiCad_lib/assets/841061/cd7311e8-9809-43a6-ab2e-ba5304feb2f0

dzid26 commented 9 months ago

I added possibility to quickly paste the footprint or save to the library: image

TousstNicolas commented 8 months ago

Hi,

This is something I considered a few years back. At that time, I created a complete standalone GUI in which you could browse the JLCPCB library and configure everything needed. Then a KiCad issue was created regarding a possible Eeschema API. So I postponed it and planned to release it as a fully functional plugin when it became available.

Unfortunately, I don't have enough time today to work on it.

I may try to revive it and release it "as is" with a few updates needed if I still find the time.

markusdd commented 6 months ago

FYI: I made a UI now which makes the process more convenient.

Maybe you guys want to check it? I stepped away from doing it in wxwidgets directly in KiCAD because there is not much gain having it in there, but maintaining it is kind of a nightmare.

https://github.com/markusdd/EasyEDA_to_KiCAD_Lib_UI

I released a first windows build, more to follow.