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Expand Up @@ -72,18 +72,23 @@ circuit.add(
bun add kicad-component-converter
```

#### Import `.kicad_mod` files directly
#### Import `.kicad_mod` and `.kicad_sym` files directly

`kicad-component-converter` registers a bundler loader that lets you import KiCad
footprints like any other module inside your tscircuit project:
footprints and symbols like any other modules inside your tscircuit project:

```tsx
import kicadSym from "./symbol.kicad_sym"
import kicadMod from "./footprint.kicad_mod"

export default () => {
return (
<board>
<chip footprint={kicadMod} name="U1" />
<chip
name="U1"
footprint={kicadMod}
symbol={kicadSym}
/>
</board>
)
}
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