Specify which KiCad design files and/or libraries are to be imported and other options as required.Ĭlick Add to choose which KiCad design files to include in the import process. If you want to cancel out of the import, click Cancel. If you need to change anything, click the Back button. If all is as required, proceed with the import by clicking Next. The proposed output structure is also displayed so you can see exactly what you will be getting with the import. You have full control over where the generated Altium NEXUS project(s) and associated documents are to be located by specifying an output directory. The KiCad Import Wizard will guide you through the steps involved when importing these types of files including: See the KiCad Design Files entry on the Import Wizard page for more information on the wizard's import steps. The Wizard provides options for nominating design files (schematic and pcb) and library files, which will be imported as Altium PCB and Schematic documents. The KiCad design file importer is available through Altium NEXUS's Import Wizard ( File » Import Wizard) by selecting the KiCad Design Files option on the Wizard's Select Type of Files to Import page.

Click to download the extension then restart Altium NEXUS when prompted. To do so, access the Extensions & Updates view then open the Purchased tab where the KiCad Importer extension will be listed (the extensions are listed alphabetically). If the KiCad Importer extension is not listed or is at anytime uninstalled, the extension will need to be installed. To use the importer, first ensure the KiCad Importer extension is included in the Software Extensions region on the Installed tab of the Extensions & Updates view (click the control at the top-right of the workspace then choose Extensions and Updates from the menu). The KiCad importer is included in Altium NEXUS as a software extension, which when enabled, will add a KiCad Design Files import option to the Import Wizard.

The Wizard walks you through the import process and handles both the schematic and PCB parts of the project, as well as managing the relationship between them. The Wizard is a quick and simple way to convert KiCad design files to Altium NEXUS files. Altium NEXUS includes the capability to import KiCad ® files through the Import Wizard.

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