Add support for converting EasyEDA Footprints to KiCad modules

[kimkash]

Tried to convert this footprint:
https://easyeda.com/modules/Arduino-Pro-Mini-Footprint_1c2d205f5a224e7abd7498291e7a9dd3

Received error:
"Running easyeda2kicad v1.7.0:
Reading file Arduino Pro Mini Footprint.json...
Parsing content...
Error: unsupported file format"

[karinchechik]

I'll take a look at this issue and send an update soon

[karinchechik]

@kimkash - The example you attached is a PCB Module which will be converted to PCB in KiCAD. It is now available. The issue was only in the web version.

@urish - We should keep this issue open to add support for PCB Lib as well, which will be converted to fileName.kicad_mod

[opeRaptor]

I am still getting this issue on the web version: Error: unsupported file format

[urish]

@opeRaptor just to confirm, you are trying to convert an EasyEDA Footprint file, right?

[opeRaptor]

Yes, trying to convert a EasyEDA footprint file.

I also tried to put a footprint alone on a board as a work around but had another as issue described in #34

[greyltc]

Do I understand correctly that this issue is for tracking the ability easyeda2kicad to take footprints used in the EasyEDA PCB layout tool and dump them into .kicad_mod files?

This would be a really fantastic feature!

I was trying to inspect the footprint data for a USB-C connector, LCSC Part # C134092 ( https://lcsc.com/product-detail/USB-Type-C_MOLEX_105450-0101_105450-0101_C134092.html )

I made a dummy PCB design in EasyEDA consisting of only the footprint for that part and then looked at the json generated
I see

  "shape": [
    "LIB~4281.5~3246~package`USB-C-SMD_TYPE-C-USB-18`Contributor`立创EDA官方封装库`link``~0~~gge7~1~300003b969724a4c9a9c77a8cef70674~1574907566~0~#@$TEXT~N~4281.5~3224.256~0.6~0~~3~~4.5~USB-C-SMD_TYPE-C-USB-18~M 4281.5 3219.716 L 4281.5 3222.786 L 4281.7 3223.396 L 4282.11 3223.806 L 4282.73 3224.006 L 4283.14 3224.006 L 4283.75 3223.806 L 4284.16 3223.396 L 4284.36 3222.786 L 4284.36 3219.716 M 4288.58 3220.326 L 4288.17 3219.916 L 4287.55 3219.716 L 4286.74 3219.716 L 4286.12 3219.916 L 4285.71 3220.326 L 4285.71 3220.736 L 4285.92 3221.146 L 4286.12 3221.356 L 4286.53 3221.556 L 4287.76 3221.966 L 4288.17 3222.166 L 4288.37 3222.376 L 4288.58 3222.786 L 4288.58 3223.396 L 4288.17 3223.806 L 4287.55 3224.006 L 4286.74 3224.006 L 4286.12 3223.806 L 4285.71 3223.396 M 4289.93 3219.716 L 4289.93 3224.006 M 4289.93 3219.716 L 4291.77 3219.716 L 4292.38 3219.916 L 4292.59 3220.126 L 4292.79 3220.536 L 4292.79 3220.946 L 4292.59 3221.356 L 4292.38 3221.556 L 4291.77 3221.756 M 4289.93 3221.756 L 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  ],

Do you think that's all the info needed to create a .kicad_mod footprint file or is there more hidden somewhere?

[urish]

Yes, that's exactly the purpose of the issue!

I think that the shape should contain most if not all of the info required for generating the .kicad_mod footprint file. TBH I don't remember all the specifics, but @karinchechik looked into it in the past, perhaps she has some additional info that can help

[greyltc]

I was thinking some info might be missing because I don't see the pin names in that string. I was expecting to see A1...A12 and B1...B12

[karinchechik]

Currently, any file that is not schematic will be converted to '.kicad_pcb'. @greyltc, if you'll try to convert this PCB (the file you get from the link you attached), you will get a kicad_pcb file. From what I can see, it was fully converted. The A1-A12 and B1-B12 are the PAD numbers. When using a footprint, EasyEDA is showing it as LIB that contains multiple shapes chained to 1 string. In the row of the LIB you can see every PAD with its pad number. So nothing is missing.