The next step is to dowload a software like this, which is a PDF to GIF converter. The generated file will contain all of your drawings starting from schematics to PCB layouts, in vector graphical format. I am suspecting that Altium rounds coordinates to the nearest mill or something like that. First step is to generate a smart PDF from your project, File Smart PDF.

I noticed that some of the fine pitch parts had their pads in an irregular spacing. It was one of the Nucleo boards from the ST Microelectronics website. Using the Altium 365 Viewer requires no CAD. I once looked at a project made in altium, and imported in KiCad. Download schematic symbols, PCB footprints, pinout & datasheets for the PCM3120QRTERQ1 by Texas Instruments. The Gerber files will create a PCB with much PCB information missing, however, using this method is easier than re-designing a PCB from scratch, and can also be extended to any other program that creates Gerber files.Īlso, do you have much experience with altium? At this point, I usually like to turn off the ‘automatic room generator’ option before importing components into a new PCB. After opening the new file, you should see a blank PCB document: A blank board in the PCB Editor window. The goal of this reverse-engineering tutorial is to re-create a complete KiCad project from partial information assuming the only information available is a schematic in some readable, (but not EDA form, such as a. Go to the Navigator panel, right-click the PCB project file, and select Add New to Project PCB. Reverse engineering KiCad project from Gerber files FAQ

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