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Altium PcbLib — native footprint parser

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Native Rust parser for Altium .PcbLib binary footprint libraries — used by chipsmith + concur for cross-source agreement.

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How an AI finds this repo: the auto-discovery snippet from page.json, self-tested against the live discovery search.

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discovery_triggers
altium pcblibaltium intlibparse altium binary footprintaltium ole2.PcbLib.IntLibaltium-pcblibaltium svg debugaltium-pcblib-svgwhy is my altium pad rotated wrongMFG vs IPC variantaltium fat overshootaltium compound fileread altium footprint in rust
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Use when reading Altium .PcbLib / .IntLib binaries from Rust, debugging "why is my altium pad rotated wrong", or wiring a fourth source into a cross-source footprint check. Ships an authoritative SVG debug renderer.

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sample_prompts
Add to CargoAdd altium-pcblib to my Cargo.toml as a git dependency
Render SVGRender the parser's authoritative SVG for an Altium .PcbLib file
Compare to KiCadCompare the Altium .PcbLib pad layout to the KiCad .kicad_mod for a chip and tell me where they disagree
Debug rotationWhy are my altium pads rotated 90 degrees wrong in chipsmith?
Pick variantThis .PcbLib has multiple variants — pick the one whose pad count matches the kicad footprint

Sample prompts: self-test

Your own triggers, combined #1 of 155

How this repo ranks when its full trigger set is the query.

Each sample prompt run against the live discovery search. The score is your rank, does the prompt return this repo at the top?

"Add altium-pcblib to my Cargo.toml as a git dependency"Add to Cargo #52 of 156
2. adom/chip-fetcher-lite score 15.00
3. adom/altium score 15.00
4. adom/wiki score 13.00
5. adom/adom-google score 13.00
"Render the parser's authoritative SVG for an Altium .PcbLib file"Render SVG #1 of 148
1. adom/altium-pcblib this repo score 16.00
3. adom/molecule-publish score 12.00
4. adom/adom-chip-fetcher score 12.00
5. adom/fusion-jlcpcb-export score 12.00
"Compare the Altium .PcbLib pad layout to the KiCad .kicad_mod for a chip and tell me where they disagree"Compare to KiCad #38 of 156
1. adom/adom-footprint score 27.00
2. adom/adom-chip-fetcher score 27.00
4. john/adom-wiki-skillpack score 21.00
5. adom/hero-studio score 21.00
"Why are my altium pads rotated 90 degrees wrong in chipsmith?"Debug rotation #1 of 155
1. adom/altium-pcblib this repo score 18.00
2. kyle/skill-pilot score 12.00
3. adom/service-kicad score 10.00
4. kyle/concur score 10.00
5. adom/molecule-pipeline score 9.00
"This .PcbLib has multiple variants — pick the one whose pad count matches the kicad footprint"Pick variant #18 of 149
1. adom/adom-project-manager score 16.00
2. adom/adom-footprint score 15.00
3. adom/molecule-pipeline score 14.00
4. adom/adom-chip-fetcher score 13.00
5. adom/kicad-donut-pad score 13.00