kicad-to-openpnp

Note: this is heavily WIP, and may introduce ghosts into your machine.

kicad-to-openpnp helps you convert your KiCad project into a set of full-fledged OpenPnP packages and parts, including pin definitions, as well as dimensions taken from 3D models of the footprints.

It does not replace OpenPnP's KiCad position file import process, it enhances it.

Installation

Prerequisites:

• KiCad
• CadQuery

Installation instructions TBD.

Usage

In my workflow, I generate separate packages.xml and parts.xml files for each job. This simply helps me keep OpenPnP drop-downs free of clutter. Feel free to do otherwise, but the following guide follows this principle.

In your KiCad project directory:

kicad-to-openpnp -b my_board.kicad_pcb

# Make backups of existing packages.xml and parts.xml if you wish.

cp packages.xml parts.xml ~/.openpnp2

That's it! Make sure to verify all the dimensions, as wrong height can potentially cause machine crashes or job interruptions.