You can create a catalog from any Altium Library, enhance it in OpenBOM and then use it in many BOMs generated automatically or created manually. Now, OpenBOM menu is also available in Altium Library browser. OpenBOM Catalog is a database of parts that can be used in multiple BOMs. We found that the best way to map a concept of libraries in OpenBOM is to create Catalogs. However, we’ve been getting many requests to integrate with PCB component libraries. Until now, we focused only on BOM export.

In the last (May/2019) release of OpenBOM we enhanced the core model of OpenBOM integration with PCB design systems. Note -support for Autodesk Eagle and Ki-CAD is planned very soon in coming release(s). In our case, Altium Design is one of the most widely used systems (together with Autodesk Eagle and Ki-CAD). In the last OpenBOM release, we put a focus to improve the way OpenBOM is integrating with PCB design systems. It is also a combination of information created in mechanical and electronic design systems. It comes everywhere and creates a new level of complexity.įrom the early days of OpenBOM we knew that BOM is not only a reflection of mechanical parts.

ManuFuture (mechanical custom part manufacturing)Īll products these days is some sort of combination of electronics and mechanical design.

Order Mechanical Parts Online via ManuFuture.

Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC).

Furniture, Apparel and Consumer Packaged Goods.I think it makes more sense to make a review of KiCad and make a list of pro’s and cons and then decide if it is suitable for what you want to do with it. How does that compare with the recurring costs of Altium? “Uconfig” seens to be specifically written for KiCad.Īnother one uses “Tabula” with a bit of custom python to aid in the conversion:Ĭonverting your libraries is also a one-time thing. pdf files.īrings up several possibilities. pdf format and there are tools to help in KiCad with extracting data for schematic symbols from. Something like the above would need some way of communicating your existing library to someone else, and one of the ways to do that is by printing all library symbols to a. If you don’t want to spend much time converting your own altium libraries to KiCad (it’s pretty boring work), then maybe you can use the cost of a single year of Altium use as a budget to hire someone to do the conversion for you.

Kicad import altium library