Pcbnew import coordinates from DXF file

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@Awia

So Does anyone have any experience with Importing coordinates to pcbnew from a excel sheet?.
Maybe I could write a script for it?

In an older post, is a script I did that shows how to move/rotate parts from a table in the same script.
That likely could be expanded to read a CSV file or similar.

Pcbnew without eeschema (again)

Yes, such placement files will be widely available, from almost any other EDA flow, which is why I was looking for a means to apply that info. Digging about in your examples, and using the references here & some google, my learner Python comes to be this import sys from pcbnew import * pcb = GetBoard() # Read loaded PCB design RefNm = ['U1','U2','J1','J2'] # Lists of Ref X Y R M to apply to just imported netlist/coarse placement. RefX = [7050.0,7050.0,6400.0,6400.0] RefY …

@Awia

I manually place the components in pcbnew, based on the coordinates which I have from CorelDraw.

So, Is there any option to Import x,y coordinates into pcbnew, and automatically set the .mod footprints to attach to a spesific coordiate, based on the arrangement in the netlist, maybe?

Can you give an example of what you try to do in Corel ?

DXF is good for outlines and shapes, but not so good at preserving and associating TEXT
ie DXF is ok for footprint shapes, and drill locations for example.

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Pcbnew without eeschema (again)

Hi All, I have never used KiCAD, and I am trying to determine whether it’s the right tool for me. From other threads, I understand that the standard KiCAD practice is to feed pcbnew with a schematics file generated from eeschema, i.e. pcbnew is not stand-alone. For a number of reasons, instead of that, I’d like to create any of this (like for example netlist information and footprint details) from non-graphical tools such as a text editor, custom scripts, etc. I’d then use pcbnew to draw my a…

which was about importing design info into PCB, from other than KiCad SCH flow.