I designed a complex copper structure (an antenna) in dxf and I want to use it as a footprint. I know the bitmap to pcb footprint workflow, but that program can’t handle the complexity. (Crashes.). Is there any way to directly import dxf like in kicad pcb?
@lev,
I’ve had good success with dxf2kicad_mod:
Make sure your lines are exploded in your DXF. It helps to rename your DXF layer to “F.Cu”, otherwise you can update that in the .kicad_mod footprint via a text editor.
@aschalze Thank you for the link. This is too late. I rolled my own. It is not yet ready, but I hope I can release it tomorrow.
Lev
For the record, this is my take on the topic.
dxf2kicad_mod.py (3.4 KB)
You need ezdxf and KicadModTree python modules to make it work.
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