Hello Lucas and all friendship team: The *KiCad SCH import* into *LTSPICE* worked fine!
I have one more question: I have a lot of simulations done under *Orcad 9.2*. Can I import them into KiCad? Cheers, Angelo Em sex., 31 de out. de 2025 às 13:05, José Angelo Amado <[email protected]> escreveu: > Lucas, > > I will try it. > > Many thanks, > > Angelo > > Em sex., 31 de out. de 2025 às 11:48, Lucas <[email protected]> > escreveu: > >> Angelo, >> You don't need AI for that. There is an importer for LTSpice in KiCad. >> Inside of the Schematic Editor you can use File->Import->Non Kicad >> Schematic and then you can import LTSpice'a asc file. I am not aware of a >> tool to export to LTSpice though. >> Regards, >> Lucas >> >> On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM José Angelo Amado <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Dear All. >>> >>> I would be grateful if someone could develop a tool to convert files >>> generated in LTSPICE SCH files including QSPICE to KiCad and vice versa. >>> >>> I don't know if AI is needed to accomplish this feat. >>> >>> Angelo >>> >>> Em qui., 30 de out. de 2025 às 18:42, Néhémie Mukene < >>> [email protected]> escreveu: >>> >>>> Hi Seth and Shane, >>>> >>>> Thank you both so much for taking the time to provide such detailed and >>>> insightful feedback. >>>> >>>> Seth, I really appreciate your candid feedback on the natural language >>>> circuit generation idea. Your core point about focusing on utility-focused >>>> AI that *assists* the engineer, rather than trying to be the engineer, >>>> makes perfect sense. The constraints around training data for complex >>>> designs, and the necessity of verification, are crucial takeaways for my >>>> senior project planning. >>>> >>>> Shane, on the other hand, it's truly awesome to see Circuit-Synth in >>>> action! Your work is fantastic. I'll certainly be keeping an eye on your >>>> bi-directional syncing developments. >>>> >>>> For my specific senior project, I've decided to align with the path >>>> that offers the most immediate, practical utility to the broadest user >>>> base. I'll be focusing on a proposal for the *Datasheet-enhanced >>>> Electrical Rules Check (ERC)*. >>>> >>>> Thank you both again for the mentorship and for sparking a great >>>> discussion. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> >>>> Néhémie >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Le jeu. 30 oct. 2025 à 18:49, 'Seth Hillbrand' via KiCad Developers < >>>> [email protected]> a écrit : >>>> >>>>> Hi Néhémie, >>>>> >>>>> In answer to your first question, we do not have a current plan for >>>>> AI/LLM integration into KiCad. >>>>> >>>>> HQ Electronics maintains a fork that includes a form of AI integration >>>>> at https://gitlab.com/kicad-hq/kicad/-/tree/release/9.0?ref_type=heads >>>>> >>>>> That being said, the idea of natural language driven circuit >>>>> generation is one of the least helpful applications for LLMs out there. >>>>> Not to pour cold water on your idea but if you are looking for a senior >>>>> project that will be viewed positively by larger industry, I would >>>>> strongly >>>>> suggest that you not take this route. No serious designer will want to >>>>> incorporate even simplistic designs from AI without doing the work to >>>>> verify the design, which likely takes as long or longer than just building >>>>> it yourself. And complex designs are out of the question because there >>>>> are >>>>> not enough examples to train on. >>>>> >>>>> Instead, if you wanted to design something that makes people sit up >>>>> and take notice or that might be useful in KiCad as a whole, I would >>>>> recommend one of the following: >>>>> >>>>> 1. Datasheet-enhanced ERC. Have your AI ingest all of the datasheets >>>>> for each part and look for potential errors that normal ERC can't catch. >>>>> For example, voltage level mismatches between pins. >>>>> 2. Symbol/footprint/3d model generation. Have your AI read a >>>>> datasheet and general an atomic part based on the data with proper pin >>>>> assignment. Bonus points if you give the user symbol variants to choose >>>>> from (do you want your pins grouped by function or by number? Split into >>>>> units or all in one?) >>>>> 3. Symbol management. Have your AI read the datasheet for a symbol >>>>> and check if the pins match and if they are the correct type. >>>>> >>>>> The critical element in all of these options is that they have lots of >>>>> training data. And they are presenting information to the engineer using >>>>> them instead of trying to be the engineer. In this way, they can improve >>>>> the effectiveness of circuit designers. >>>>> >>>>> Seth >>>>> >>>>> [image: KiCad Services Corporation Logo] >>>>> Seth Hillbrand >>>>> *Lead Developer* >>>>> +1-530-302-5483 >>>>> Long Beach, CA >>>>> www.kipro-pcb.com [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM Néhémie Mukene < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello KiCad Developers, >>>>>> >>>>>> My name is Néhémie, and I am an engineering student working on my >>>>>> *Final-Year >>>>>> Project*. >>>>>> >>>>>> My proposed project involves exploring the integration of an *AI or >>>>>> Large Language Model (LLM)* into the KiCad ecosystem to facilitate >>>>>> *natural >>>>>> language-driven circuit generation*. The goal is to allow a user to >>>>>> generate an initial schematic and netlist simply by typing a functional >>>>>> description (e.g., "Design a 5V buck converter with 24V input and 2A >>>>>> output"). >>>>>> >>>>>> I am writing to this list to ask two main questions before finalizing >>>>>> my TFC scope: >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. >>>>>> >>>>>> Is anyone on the KiCad core development team or a major external >>>>>> contributor currently working on a formal AI/LLM integration project >>>>>> of >>>>>> this nature? >>>>>> 2. >>>>>> >>>>>> Are there existing external tools or plugins (beyond simple >>>>>> component creation) focused on AI-powered schematic or PCB layout >>>>>> generation that the project recommends looking into? >>>>>> >>>>>> I would love for my final-year work to be a meaningful contribution >>>>>> to the KiCad community. Any guidance on whether this is an area of >>>>>> interest, or suggestions for the most valuable way to approach AI >>>>>> integration (e.g., focusing on scripting/plugins vs. core features), >>>>>> would >>>>>> be greatly appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you for your time and for maintaining such a fantastic >>>>>> open-source tool. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Néhémie, >>>>>> >>>>>> ULC-Icam, 4th year >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "KiCad Developers" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To view this discussion visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/CAEKbVLhnaXu_iBfzdf_98S4irPOw72%2BTyMO0H6ZRjeDs0ra3AQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/CAEKbVLhnaXu_iBfzdf_98S4irPOw72%2BTyMO0H6ZRjeDs0ra3AQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "KiCad Developers" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/CAFdeG-pXKkaW4x%2B8bEy-oJ-QWUpVLZs1KnyG%3DXc8rC-JZ4hHbg%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/CAFdeG-pXKkaW4x%2B8bEy-oJ-QWUpVLZs1KnyG%3DXc8rC-JZ4hHbg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "KiCad Developers" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/CAEKbVLgjaW8uwMBSOcS2OVcCZOwr5LWeb423Jq3yYY46vfXZCQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/CAEKbVLgjaW8uwMBSOcS2OVcCZOwr5LWeb423Jq3yYY46vfXZCQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> José Angelo Amado >>> +55 (61) 9 9531 9090 >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "KiCad Developers" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/CAKEMbCzr558F7zbSYq0rjxLQcq_m8feFMOVnpFbw1c_TAgBb3A%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/CAKEMbCzr558F7zbSYq0rjxLQcq_m8feFMOVnpFbw1c_TAgBb3A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "KiCad Developers" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/CALEMqREcPYsjvfcqvuN-jDqzdjGswHH_Y6Bf2EqBeRwh%3Dgfnxw%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/CALEMqREcPYsjvfcqvuN-jDqzdjGswHH_Y6Bf2EqBeRwh%3Dgfnxw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > José Angelo Amado > +55 (61) 9 9531 9090 > > -- José Angelo Amado +55 (61) 9 9531 9090 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "KiCad Developers" group. 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