> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.partgenie.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# ECAD & footprints

> Open a part's CAD Models tab for catalog footprints and symbols, or generate a KiCad library when you need one built

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

| You need | Where |
| - | - |
| A footprint / symbol / 3D already in the catalog | Component drawer → **CAD Models** |
| A KiCad library generated and checked against the datasheet | [KiCad library generation](/en-US/kicad-library) |

## Get a catalog model

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the part">
    Search the MPN, then click the **MPN badge** in the answer or the part card. That opens the component drawer.
  </Step>

  <Step title="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.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Download what is listed">
    If the part has a library asset, download the footprint, symbol, or 3D from this tab and import it into your EDA tool.

    Not every MPN has a catalog model. If the tab is empty, generate one instead of guessing a generic 0603.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Frame>
  <img alt="Component drawer tabs: Product, Procurement, and CAD Models" src="https://mintcdn.com/auraloomllc/d_AbosdZHVh2h0Lv/images/procurement-purchase-jump.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=d_AbosdZHVh2h0Lv&q=85&s=bdf4aac2456af8d4e10dda9deaba9253" width="1024" height="682" data-path="images/procurement-purchase-jump.png" />
</Frame>

The screenshot above is the **Procurement** tab (price tiers and **Purchase**). **CAD Models** is the tab immediately to its right.

## 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

Ask in Search:

```
generate verified KiCAD for RC0603FR-071KL
```

Full steps: [KiCad library generation](/en-US/kicad-library).

<Warning>
  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.
</Warning>

## Related

* [KiCad library generation](/en-US/kicad-library)
* [Live sourcing](/en-US/live-sourcing) — the Procurement tab next to CAD Models
* [Datasheet citations](/en-US/datasheet-citations)