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[László Monda <laci@xxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 6:05 PM, Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 08/30/2013 08:38 AM, László Monda wrote:
>> http://mondalaci.github.io/dxf-to-svg-to-kicad-pcb-converter/ may help
>> you given that this drawing is composed of SVG arcs, lines and
>> circles.  I'm not sure about the filled zones, maybe those could be
>> done in KiCad.
>>
>> As soon as the sexp module format will be importable by KiCad I'll add
>> a "download as module" option to this tool.
>
>
> The sexpr modules use are called pretty modules.  Pretty refers *only to modules* in this
> format.
>
> Pretty modules are already importable in the module editor, one at a time.  Just import
> something that you know to be in pretty format.  Typically it will have *.kicad_mod file
> extension.  You can also export to pretty format and that module should be given a
> *.kicad_mod file extension.  Already there, for months.
>
>
> When you gather a bunch of them under a directory named *.pretty, then this constitutes a
> pretty library.  These will be readable and writable when the fp lib table work is done.

Thanks for the thorough explanation, Dick.  I'd rather wait until the
fp lib table work is done so that pretty modules will be importable by
pcbnew.  It'll make more sense for me to implement pretty module
export for the converter then.

> FYI,
>
> Dick
>
>
>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Almustafa <almustafa.net@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Good day...
>>>
>>> I want use the kicad in the qtouch applications.
>>>
>>> Sample:
>>>
>>> http://space.ednchina.com/Upload/2009/4/27/678c6f5d-bec2-4262-afd9-bc2617e4af4b.JPG
>>>
>>> I design in SVG the component, but this I can't import to Kicad to Cu Layer.
>>> In really, this should be fill zone.
>>>
>>> In Altium Designer exist a wizard for this elements.
>>>
>>> http://wiki.altium.com/download/attachments/19693586/DefaultMediumQTouchWheel.png
>>>
>>> I want this.. How I help you?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
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