The "eeschema-plugin" is a very large rework of eeschema which will include a change in the file format. You can be sure the legacy schematic format will be supported (via the "plugin") so if you're working on a schematic + pcb import which has compatible net lists so that you can simply translate an Eagle project and continue design work then it's OK to use the current schematic file format; in fact a well-designed translator would make it trivial to add support for exporting to the newer format when the eeschema plugin work is finished. From my point of view such a translator needs to be a stand-alone application because kicad doesn't currently have a convenient accessible framework which would allow access to both schematic and pcb data at the same time.
The launchpad blueprints are largely ignored; anyone can post and people essentially post wishlist items and run away; the vast majority don't have any intention of doing any actual work on the code. The blueprint "export-import-expand-supported-files" is one such wishlist item. The blueprint "eeschema-plugin" has been planned by Wayne for a long time and he's currently working on that. For a more sensible list there is a development roadmap in the Documentation directory of the source: https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-source-mirror/blob/master/Documentation/development/road-map.md There is also another list by the folks at CERN: http://www.ohwr.org/projects/cern-kicad/wiki/WorkPackages - Cirilo On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 2:08 AM, Michael Svetlik <[email protected]> wrote: > My background, first. > > Over the last years, I designed a bunch of EDA projects using light Eagle. > After a system collapse and a new Kubuntu install, I decided to not again > beg for that limited eagle software, but instead go to KiCad - which was a > good choice, thanks and respect to the developers. > But I didn't want to draw all the sheets and boards once more, so I > looked around for a conversion tool. On github, I found one from > Mr.Lachlan, but: eagle has died, I can't process ULP's any more. I took the > code and analyzed the logic in it AFAP, then wrote the schematic converter > in C. But here, I got stuck with some (maybe trivial) knowledge lack, i.e. > 'What is a part? And, what is a unit?'. Hoping to find the answers in code > (and a little support from the wise men), I joined here. > > Looking for issues related to import stuff, I fell over two articles: > *https://blueprints.launchpad.net/kicad/+spec/export-import- > expand-supported-files > *https://blueprints.launchpad.net/kicad/+spec/eeschema-plugin > IMHO, they are quite similar, and Wayne Stambaugh reports good progress > working on the latter. > The question of imports was also discussed in - at least - this thread: > http://www.mail-archive.com/kicad-developers%40lists.launchp > ad.net/msg18921.html > where eagle .lbr's are focussed. > > Now, I've converted a few board files from eagle to kicad using pcbnew, > and it works fine. That means to me, the import & conversion code, > partially, is already here. Today, I can convert an XML schematic to kicad > .sch, including some meta files, then annotate, generate a net list ..., > and then 'marry' this with the pcbnew-generated board - it works. > But, it is cumbersome. My only choice - from the current point of view - > is to extend my translation factory by netlist-, board processing et al, > but: At least one man here does the same work, better than I can do it. > > So my question is: What is the goal behind that blueprints? Is there a > point I could help with? > > Michael > > PS: Initially I posted this mail via web interface to > answers.launchpad.net, I assume. This copy should go to the developers > mailing list, where it is determined to. Please, excuse my confusion ... > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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