Component Placement List (a.k.a. centroid file)
Says where on the board each part sits (X, Y, rotation). Needed for pick-and-place machines.
Real image: CORE3588, rendered by KiCad from our board file
Top side of CORE3588, near the status lights. The circles sit on the exact centre points listed in our CPL file.
- 1
R58 at X 130.5, Y 38.5025, rotated 0 degrees: the machine aims its nozzle at this exact point. - 2
D6 at X 128.5, Y 36.5025, rotated 0 degrees: the machine aims its nozzle at this exact point. - 3
Q1 at X 126, Y 38.5025, rotated -90 degrees: the machine aims its nozzle at this exact point.
Real data: CORE3588 placement file
The matching lines of the CPL file (kicad-cli export, shortened). Y is negative because the file counts upwards from the origin.