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Re: Fwd: Ultra Librarian with Kicad Export

 

That's interesting; this sort of thing may help adoption of the
software by other companies. Unfortunately the file format
is yet another proprietary one and as a user I'm never happy
with that.

- Cirilo


On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 3:38 AM, Vesa Solonen <vesa.solonen@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I got an interesting mail from Sylv1J and removed addresses before
> forwarding...
>
> -Vesa
>
> -------- Välitetty viesti / Fwd.Msg --------
> Aihe: Ultra Librarian with Kicad Export
> Päiväys: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 15:50:10 +0000
>
> Some IC Manufacturers (Analog Devices, Exar, Maxim, Renesas, Silicon
> Labs, Vishay, …)  and Accelerated Designs Inc. have collaborated
> together to provide schematic symbols and PCB footprints. Both PCB
> footprints and schematic symbols are available for download in a vendor
> neutral format which can then be exported to the leading EDA CAD/CAE
> design tools using the free Ultra Librarian Reader. The Ultra Librarian
> software is a free downloadable reader which allows the user to view the
> '.bxl' files. It also allows you to export these symbols and footprints
> to other CAD tools using the Ultra Librarian software.
>
> Recently, Accelerated Designs has announced an upcoming KICAD export !!!
>
> http://www.accelerated-designs.com/2015/06/we-need-beta-testers-for-our-
> upcoming-kicad-export/
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