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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Cross project collaboration on data models
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On 23 December 2015 at 08:04, Erich Heinzle (a1039181 AT gmail DOT com) [via
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>
> I have been looking at kicad schematics, with a view to creating a
> converter. The format is documented at
>
> https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Kicad/file_formats#Schematic_Files_Format
>
> the kicad schematic file format is a minor extension of the kicad symbol
> format, and a converter looks fairly tractable.


Just a heads-up, unless their plans have changed, I believe this is
due to be re-written this next coming KiCAD development cycle, as a
more S-expression based format, like their new PCB file format.

Converter from the old might still be relevant - but converting from
the new might be more future-proof. I believe they are also intending
to add arbitrary attribute support with this change.

Peter