app
adom-footprint
UnreviewedKiCad footprint creator with interactive viewer, layer HUD, and delivery to KiCad and Fusion 360
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"title": "adom-footprint",
"brief": "KiCad footprint creator with interactive viewer, layer HUD, and delivery to KiCad and Fusion 360",
"version": "0.1.1",
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"license": "MIT",
"sample_prompts": [
{
"label": "Create footprint",
"prompt": "Create a QFN-56 footprint for the RP2040"
},
{
"label": "Preview",
"prompt": "Show me the RP2040 footprint in the viewer"
},
{
"label": "Send to KiCad",
"prompt": "Send the footprint to KiCad Footprint Editor"
},
{
"label": "Send to Fusion",
"prompt": "Deliver the footprint to Fusion 360"
},
{
"label": "Layer HUD",
"prompt": "Show the layer mapping for Altium"
}
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"readme": "# adom-footprint\n\nKiCad footprint creator, linter, and interactive viewer with delivery to KiCad, Fusion 360, and Altium.\n\n\n\n## Demo video\n\nhttps://wiki-ufypy5dpx93o.adom.cloud/static/apps/adom-footprint/eda-tools-tour-v4.webm\n\n82-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.\n\n## Send to KiCad\n\n\n\nOne 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.\n\n## Send to Fusion 360\n\n\n\nGenerates an EAGLE .lbr with correctly sized and positioned pads, then opens the package view in Fusion Electronics automatically.\n\n## Install\n\n```\nadompkg install adom-footprint\n```\n\n## Quick start\n\n```bash\n# Start the server\nadom-footprint serve &\n\n# Create a footprint from JSON\necho '{\"footprintName\":\"QFN-20\",\"pads\":[...]}' | adom-footprint create\n\n# Preview in viewer\n# -> http://localhost:8782/viewer/QFN-20\n\n# Lint a footprint\nadom-footprint lint --name QFN-20\n\n# Send to KiCad\nadom-footprint deliver --name QFN-20 --target kicad\n```\n\n## Dependencies\n\n| Dependency | Required? | Why |\n|---|---|---|\n| Node.js 18+ | Yes | Runs the HTTP server and viewer generator |\n| service-kicad | Optional | SVG export for viewer rendering |\n| adom-lbr | Optional | Converts footprint to .lbr for Fusion 360 delivery |\n| adom-desktop | Optional | One-click delivery to KiCad/Fusion 360/Altium |\n| adom-symbol | Recommended | Symbol + footprint created together for complete component |\n| chip-fetcher | Optional | Downloads manufacturer footprints |\n\n## Features\n\n- Interactive viewer with pad hover tooltips, zoom/pan, solder blob visualization\n- Layer HUD with KiCad/Fusion 360/Altium tabs and per-layer visibility toggles\n- Design-rule linter (courtyard, fab outline, pin-1 marker, silk-pad overlap, .lbr pad cross-check)\n- Send to dropdown: one-click delivery to KiCad, Fusion 360\n- Altium: contribution prompt (bridge not yet built)\n- AI-drivable: `/cmd/push` + `/cmd/poll` endpoints for driving UI from CLI or demo scripts\n\n## CLI reference\n\n| Command | Description |\n|---|---|\n| `serve [-p port]` | Start HTTP server (default :8782) |\n| `create [--file json]` | Create footprint from pad JSON |\n| `preview --name NAME` | Generate/refresh viewer |\n| `lint --name NAME` or `--path FILE` | Design-rule lint |\n| `validate --name NAME` | Check artifact completeness |\n| `deliver --name NAME --target kicad/fusion360` | Send to desktop EDA |\n| `health` | Check service health |\n| `install` | Install skill + completions |\n| `completions bash/zsh/fish` | Generate shell completions |\n\n## Wiki\n\nhttps://wiki-ufypy5dpx93o.adom.cloud/apps/adom-footprint\n",
"author": {
"id": "695820315b5f1e4db2fcf602",
"name": "Kyle Bergstedt",
"email": "[email protected]"
},
"visibility": {
"public": true
},
"hero": null,
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"metadata": {},
"created_at": "2026-05-28T05:28:51.313Z",
"updated_at": "2026-05-28T05:28:51.313Z",
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}