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KiCad - the KiCad Bridge
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Drive your own KiCad from an AI, in the background: open every editor, read the whole board as data (the EDA Bridge Standard board model), stack-up, part heights, netlists, place, route, pour, DRC and exports.
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README demo #2: correct to Adom Basic Parts (passives + nRF54L15), iso etch, baked symbol
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README.md+3−3@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ KiCad is the user's **host app**. The bridge *detects* an existing KiCad and, if **â–¶ [Watch the demo](https://wiki.adom.inc/blob/app/adom-desktop-kicad-bridge/kicad-bridge-demo.mp4)** (48s, 🔊 narrated) — the bridge driving real KiCad on a Windows VM: **select** a footprint and **zoom** the copper in the PCB editor, **rotate** the assembled board in 3D, then tour the schematic, symbol, and footprint editors. Genuine screen recording of the live windows (zoom / select / 3D rotation), narrated section by section — not animated stills. -## Demo #2 — 5 basic parts, from the wiki into KiCad+## Demo #2 — Adom Basic Parts, into KiCad -[](https://wiki.adom.inc/blob/app/adom-desktop-kicad-bridge/kicad-bridge-parts-demo.mp4)+[](https://wiki.adom.inc/blob/app/adom-desktop-kicad-bridge/kicad-bridge-parts-demo.mp4) -**â–¶ [Watch demo #2](https://wiki.adom.inc/blob/app/adom-desktop-kicad-bridge/kicad-bridge-parts-demo.mp4)** (88s, 🔊 narrated) — five Adom basic parts (ESP32‑S3, AD7124 ADC, BME688, SAMD51, INA226) taken from the wiki straight into KiCad 10: each **schematic symbol** (carrying its 3D‑chip vector), its **footprint**, and its **laser‑etched 3D chip** — the manufacturer part number is real B‑rep geometry embossed onto the chip's top face, rendered *live* in KiCad's 3D viewer. Then three of them are placed on a **brand‑new board** — schematic, 2D layout, and a live 3D render. All of it headless on a GPU‑less cloud Windows VM (KiCad's 3D viewer software‑rendered via Mesa).+**â–¶ [Watch demo #2](https://wiki.adom.inc/blob/app/adom-desktop-kicad-bridge/kicad-bridge-parts-demo.mp4)** (73s, 🔊 narrated) — the **Adom Basic Parts** taken into KiCad 10, each with its **footprint** and **3D model**: a 0603 thick‑film resistor, an 0402 ceramic capacitor, and a super‑red 0402 LED — plus one **microcontroller**, the **nRF54L15**. The IC gets the full treatment: a **3D‑chip vector baked right into its schematic symbol** (crisp KiCad line‑art, not a raster overlay), and a **laser‑etched 3D chip** where the manufacturer part number is real B‑rep geometry on the chip top — shown at an isometric angle so the etch is readable. Then they're placed on a **new board** and rendered **live in KiCad's 3D viewer**, headless on a GPU‑less cloud Windows VM (software‑rendered via Mesa). ---