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adom-footprint

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by Kyle Bergstedt

KiCad footprint creator with interactive viewer, layer HUD, and delivery to KiCad and Fusion 360

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adom-footprint

KiCad footprint creator, linter, and interactive viewer with delivery to KiCad, Fusion 360, and Altium.

RP2040 QFN-56 in the Adom footprint viewer

Demo video

https://wiki-ufypy5dpx93o.adom.cloud/static/apps/adom-footprint/eda-tools-tour-v4.webm

82-second narrated tour: create an RP2040 footprint, hover pads to see tooltips, toggle layer visibility in the HUD, then send to KiCad 10 Footprint Editor and Fusion 360 package editor.

Send to KiCad

RP2040 footprint loaded in KiCad 10 Footprint Editor

One click from the viewer's Send to menu delivers the footprint to KiCad's Footprint Editor with all 57 pads, silkscreen, courtyard, and fab outline.

Send to Fusion 360

RP2040 footprint in Fusion Electronics package editor

Generates an EAGLE .lbr with correctly sized and positioned pads, then opens the package view in Fusion Electronics automatically.

Install

adompkg install adom-footprint

Quick start

# Start the server
adom-footprint serve &

# Create a footprint from JSON
echo '{"footprintName":"QFN-20","pads":[...]}' | adom-footprint create

# Preview in viewer
# -> http://localhost:8782/viewer/QFN-20

# Lint a footprint
adom-footprint lint --name QFN-20

# Send to KiCad
adom-footprint deliver --name QFN-20 --target kicad

Dependencies

Dependency Required? Why
Node.js 18+ Yes Runs the HTTP server and viewer generator
service-kicad Optional SVG export for viewer rendering
adom-lbr Optional Converts footprint to .lbr for Fusion 360 delivery
adom-desktop Optional One-click delivery to KiCad/Fusion 360/Altium
adom-symbol Recommended Symbol + footprint created together for complete component
chip-fetcher Optional Downloads manufacturer footprints

Features

  • Interactive viewer with pad hover tooltips, zoom/pan, solder blob visualization
  • Layer HUD with KiCad/Fusion 360/Altium tabs and per-layer visibility toggles
  • Design-rule linter (courtyard, fab outline, pin-1 marker, silk-pad overlap, .lbr pad cross-check)
  • Send to dropdown: one-click delivery to KiCad, Fusion 360
  • Altium: contribution prompt (bridge not yet built)
  • AI-drivable: /cmd/push + /cmd/poll endpoints for driving UI from CLI or demo scripts

CLI reference

Command Description
serve [-p port] Start HTTP server (default :8782)
create [--file json] Create footprint from pad JSON
preview --name NAME Generate/refresh viewer
lint --name NAME or --path FILE Design-rule lint
validate --name NAME Check artifact completeness
deliver --name NAME --target kicad/fusion360 Send to desktop EDA
health Check service health
install Install skill + completions
completions bash/zsh/fish Generate shell completions

Wiki

https://wiki-ufypy5dpx93o.adom.cloud/apps/adom-footprint