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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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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

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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 #1 of 87
1. adom/altium-pcblib this repo score 56.38
2. adom/altium-bridge score 40.27
3. adom/altium score 19.12
4. adom/adom-lbr score 16.96
5. adom/adom-sfconvert score 16.96
"Render the parser's authoritative SVG for an Altium .PcbLib file"Render SVG #1 of 88
1. adom/altium-pcblib this repo score 90.30
2. adom/adom-altium-schlib score 37.22
3. adom/adom-step2glb score 33.06
4. adom/service-kicad score 31.83
5. adom/adom-lbr score 31.27
"Compare the Altium .PcbLib pad layout to the KiCad .kicad_mod for a chip and tell me where they disagree"Compare to KiCad #6 of 225
1. adom/adom-footprint score 68.37
2. adom/adom-2dboard score 67.82
3. adom/footprint-creator score 49.89
4. adom/adom-chip-fetcher score 45.88
5. kyle/adom-chipfit score 40.27
"Why are my altium pads rotated 90 degrees wrong in chipsmith?"Debug rotation #1 of 71
1. adom/altium-pcblib this repo score 144.93
2. adom/adom-chipsmith score 28.63
3. adom/vl53l7cx score 26.59
4. adom/adom-aiflow-jlcpcb score 23.48
5. adom/adom-chip-fetcher score 18.86
"This .PcbLib has multiple variants — pick the one whose pad count matches the kicad footprint"Pick variant #1 of 251
1. adom/altium-pcblib this repo score 43.45
2. adom/altium-bridge score 37.36
3. kyle/adom-chipfit score 31.66
4. adom/adom-lbr score 27.09
5. adom/adom-sfconvert score 21.38