kicad-footprint-generator | creating kicad footprints using python scripts

KiCad Footprint Generator is a Python library. KiCad Footprint Generator has no bugs, it has no vulnerabilities, it has a Strong Copyleft License and it has low support. However KiCad Footprint Generator build file is not available. You can download it from GitLab.

This framework is mainly based on the idea of scripted CAD systems (for example OpenSCAD). This means, everything is a node, and can be structured like a tree. In other words, you can group parts of the footprint, and translate them in any way you want. Also cloning & co. is no problem anymore because of this concept. To be able to create custom Nodes, I separated the system in two parts. Base nodes, which represents simple structures and also be used by KiCAD itself, and specialized nodes which alter the behaviour of base nodes (for example positioning), or represent a specialized usage of base nodes (for example RectLine). When you serialize your footprint, the serialize command only has to handle base nodes, because all other nodes are based upon the base nodes. This allows us to write specialized nodes without worrying about the FileHandlers or other core systems. You simply create your special node, and the framework knows how to handle it seamlessly. Please look into the Documentation for further details.