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has a different format and does not work with this type.
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You can generate this BOM file by going to "File" -> "Fabrication Outputs" -> "Bill of Materials" in Pcbnew and save
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the file to your desired location.
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* **KiCAD Schematic BOM (CSV file)**: A CSV file of the Bill of Material (BOM) generated
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by [KiCAD Eeschema](https://www.kicad.org/).
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You can generate this BOM file by going to "Tools" -> "Generate Bill of Materials" in Eeschema and save the file to your
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desired location. In the next step you can customize the mapping of the fields in Part-DB, if you have any special fields
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in your BOM to locate your fields correctly.
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* **Generic CSV file**: A generic CSV file. You can use this option if you use some different ECAD software or wanna create
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your own CSV file. You will need to specify at least the designators, quantity and value fields in the CSV. In the next
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step you can customize the mapping of the fields in Part-DB, if you have any special fields in your BOM to locate your
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parts correctly.

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