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PartGenie has three ways to get ECAD for a part. Use the one that matches what you need.

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Get a catalog model

1

Open the part

Search the MPN, then click the MPN badge in the answer or the part card. That opens the component drawer.
2

Switch to CAD Models

The drawer tabs are Product, Procurement, and CAD Models. Procurement is live price and stock. CAD Models is the footprint library for that part.
3

Pick your EDA format

Use the format dropdown (for example Altium 18, Cadence, OrCAD, PADS, or KiCad when listed).
4

Request or download

Click Request for schematic symbol, PCB footprint, or STEP 3D when FootprintKu fulfills professional models for that MPN. Download directly when a catalog file is already available.Not every MPN has every format. If nothing is listed, use KiCad generation instead of guessing a generic 0603.
CAD Models: Altium format, Request schematic symbol, footprint, and STEP 3D

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When to generate instead

Generate a KiCad library when:
  • CAD Models has no file for this exact MPN and package
  • You need Symbol + Footprint + STEP together, with an evidence table (pin count, body, pad, pitch) tied to a datasheet page
  • You want KiCad native import checks before you place the part
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Full steps: KiCad library generation.
A catalog footprint and a generated library can disagree on pad size or pin 1. For anything you will fabricate, check both against the datasheet page, not against each other.