feat: add export_sch_dxf tool (kicad-cli, schematic DXF)

New MCP tool `export_sch_dxf` wrapping `kicad-cli sch export dxf`: outputs
one DXF per page into a directory. Exposes drawing-sheet override, theme,
B&W, exclude-drawing-sheet, default-font, and page selection.
schematicPath required; directory output uses outputDir.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Gavin Colonese
2026-06-12 10:59:40 -04:00
parent 95f803900d
commit cff3addc95
3 changed files with 117 additions and 0 deletions

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@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ class KiCADInterface:
"export_sch_bom": self._handle_export_sch_bom,
"export_sch_pdf": self._handle_export_sch_pdf,
"export_sch_svg": self._handle_export_sch_svg,
"export_sch_dxf": self._handle_export_sch_dxf,
"generate_netlist": self._handle_generate_netlist,
"sync_schematic_to_board": self._handle_sync_schematic_to_board,
"list_schematic_libraries": self._handle_list_schematic_libraries,
@@ -5829,6 +5830,84 @@ class KiCADInterface:
logger.error(f"Error exporting schematic SVG: {e}")
return {"success": False, "message": str(e)}
def _handle_export_sch_dxf(self, params: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Export a schematic to DXF via kicad-cli (`sch export dxf`).
Output is a directory (one DXF per page). Exposes drawing-sheet override,
theme, B&W, exclude-drawing-sheet, default-font, and page selection.
schematicPath is required.
"""
import subprocess
logger.info("Exporting schematic DXF via kicad-cli")
try:
schematic_path = params.get("schematicPath")
output_dir = params.get("outputDir")
if not schematic_path:
return {"success": False, "message": "schematicPath is required"}
if not os.path.exists(schematic_path):
return {"success": False, "message": f"Schematic not found: {schematic_path}"}
if not output_dir:
return {"success": False, "message": "outputDir is required"}
kicad_cli = self._find_kicad_cli_static()
if not kicad_cli:
return {"success": False, "message": "kicad-cli not found in PATH"}
output_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(output_dir))
os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True)
cmd = [kicad_cli, "sch", "export", "dxf", "--output", output_dir]
if params.get("drawingSheet"):
cmd += ["--drawing-sheet", params["drawingSheet"]]
for kv in params.get("defineVar", []) or []:
cmd += ["--define-var", kv]
value_map = {
"theme": "--theme",
"defaultFont": "--default-font",
"pages": "--pages",
}
for key, flag in value_map.items():
val = params.get(key)
if val is not None and val != "":
cmd += [flag, str(val)]
flag_map = {
"blackAndWhite": "--black-and-white",
"excludeDrawingSheet": "--exclude-drawing-sheet",
}
for key, flag in flag_map.items():
if params.get(key):
cmd.append(flag)
cmd.append(schematic_path)
logger.info(f"Running: {' '.join(cmd)}")
result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=180)
if result.returncode != 0:
return {
"success": False,
"message": f"kicad-cli failed (exit {result.returncode}): "
f"{result.stderr.strip()}",
}
files = sorted(
f for f in os.listdir(output_dir) if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(output_dir, f))
)
return {"success": True, "outputDir": output_dir, "files": files}
except FileNotFoundError:
return {"success": False, "message": "kicad-cli not found in PATH"}
except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
return {"success": False, "message": "kicad-cli timed out after 180 seconds"}
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"Error exporting schematic DXF: {e}")
return {"success": False, "message": str(e)}
def _handle_generate_netlist(self, params: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Generate netlist from schematic and return structured JSON.