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[Cirilo Bernardo <cirilo.bernardo@xxxxxxxxx>]

You will need to create the annotation within the KiCad schematic when you
export from Eagle. KiCad will not re-annotate already annotated parts
unless you ask it to. To export hierarchical schematics you would also need
to look into how they are represented within Eagle and KiCad.

The other challenge is to ensure that an exported netlist will match the
netlist of the Eagle PCB imported by KiCad.

To see how KiCad represents the annotation and nets in a single-sheet
schematic you can create a simple project with 2 components with a low pin
count - say L and R. Connect L to R so that you have at least 1 net, then
save the file and make a copy of it for reference. Now you can annotate the
schematic and export a netlist. Save the schematic again and compare to the
original to see where changes have been made during the annotation process.

The file formats are also documented here:
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~kicad-developers/kicad/doc/view/head:/doc/help/file_formats/file_formats.pdf

- Cirilo


On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Lachlan Audas <laudas1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi, I have hacked a number of eagle ULP scripts to make a KiCad SCH file,
> But have a few problem with the way KiCad works.
>
> My target is to extract the lib's/mod/sch from eagle,   (we are talking
> version 6 of eagle here )
> with support for multipart sheet's, and multi gate parts.
> I have every thing working except for the KiCad project and LIB table's,
> file's.
> I'm trying to make this as easy as possible for any one moving from eagle
> to KiCad.
>
> My problem is that KiCad wont's to Re Annotate the eagle generated  SCH
> file,which of course will not match the
> the imported eagle V6 pcb file.  I note that, when importing the eagle PCB
> file it dose not Re Annotate the pcb file.
> Only the sch force's you do do that,  I was wondering if some one could
> point me at the place in the source code
> so I can make the chance's to KiCad Annotate routine's to disable Annotate
> Schematic on importing/oping a converted
> eagle SCH file.
>
> I also note that the opening eagle pcb option only works in the stand
> alone mode of pcbnew,
> which is a pain to get around,  unless you already know how to run  pcbnew
> in stand alone mode.
> So could there be a option to enable opening/importing/adding  a eagle pcb
> file  KiCad project file.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Lachlan
>
>
>
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