This could be a user preference. You are welcome to make a merge request adding this preference panel.
An additional external file is probably a non starter Seth [image: KiCad Services Corporation Logo] Seth Hillbrand *Lead Developer* +1-530-302-5483 Long Beach, CA www.kipro-pcb.com [email protected] On Mon, Aug 25, 2025, 1:26 AM Zenn Geeraerts <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all > > We are trying to load Altium footprints into KiCad but noticed that some > mechanical layers from Altium get merged into 1 layer in KiCad. > This is caused by these lines: > > m_layermap.emplace( ALTIUM_LAYER::MECHANICAL_14, Eco2_User ); > m_layermap.emplace( ALTIUM_LAYER::MECHANICAL_15, Eco2_User ); > m_layermap.emplace( ALTIUM_LAYER::MECHANICAL_16, Eco2_User ); > > When removing these lines and changing some of the mappings in the enum, > we could get our desired result. > > In the source code, first the m_layermap is searched and then the enum > mappings are used as a fall back. > Would it be a good idea to define these mappings in a file so users can > choose which Altium layers to convert to which KiCad layers? > If no file is used or the Altium layer is not present in the file, search > the layermap, then use the enum as a last resort. > > I could make a merge request for this change if you're interested. > > Kind regards, > - Zenn > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "KiCad Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/2845e6f5-be42-4e14-a8c0-c848f95d32f1n%40kicad.org > <https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/2845e6f5-be42-4e14-a8c0-c848f95d32f1n%40kicad.org?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "KiCad Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/kicad.org/d/msgid/devlist/CAFdeG-qj%2Bsw1c%2Bf6n1rcG%2BopgQgda1SmFpD3v3wj7%3DRAYq_8_Q%40mail.gmail.com.
