Importing into KiCad from CADSTAR

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Shows how to build an importer for KiCad by walking through a recently developed CADSTAR importer. Covers reverse-engineering an ASCII CADSTAR Archive file format, details of KiCad’s PCB and schematic importer internals, and the step-by-step process needed to create your own importer for other EDA tools.

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