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dc42
I'm in favour of using open source tools as long as they are up to the job, so I started doing a board layout for this in KiCad. But I quickly found that none of the major SMD components or even most of the connectors I need are in the KiCad library, or any other libraries for Kicad that I could find. I don't have time to design them all. So unless someone can point me to KiCad libraries for these parts that I failed to find myself, or an Eagle to KiCad library converter, I will carry on using Eagle. But I'm keeping the size to within the 100x80mm size limit of the version that is free for individuals to use. It's a great pity that there is no universal XML format to describe components to PCB layout programs, if there were then the component manufacturers might produce these files themselves.
Dave might this help at all (But I am sure you have already seen this) Eagle to Kicad libray conversion
Doug