diff --git a/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.cpp b/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.cpp
index 7529f4d9d7..a50a299663 100644
--- a/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.cpp
@@ -970,12 +970,15 @@ void PCB_IO::format( MODULE* aModule, int aNestLevel ) const
     else
         m_out->Print( 0, "\n" );
 
-    m_out->Print( aNestLevel+1, "(at %s", FMT_IU( aModule->GetPosition() ).c_str() );
+    if( !( m_ctl & CTL_OMIT_AT ) )
+    {
+        m_out->Print( aNestLevel+1, "(at %s", FMT_IU( aModule->GetPosition() ).c_str() );
 
-    if( aModule->GetOrientation() != 0.0 )
-        m_out->Print( 0, " %s", FMT_ANGLE( aModule->GetOrientation() ).c_str() );
+        if( aModule->GetOrientation() != 0.0 )
+            m_out->Print( 0, " %s", FMT_ANGLE( aModule->GetOrientation() ).c_str() );
 
-    m_out->Print( 0, ")\n" );
+        m_out->Print( 0, ")\n" );
+    }
 
     if( !aModule->GetDescription().IsEmpty() )
         m_out->Print( aNestLevel+1, "(descr %s)\n",
diff --git a/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.h b/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.h
index b761c3b6fd..ce7c40ef38 100644
--- a/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.h
+++ b/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class PCB_PARSER;
 #define CTL_OMIT_TSTAMPS            (1 << 2)
 #define CTL_OMIT_INITIAL_COMMENTS   (1 << 3)    ///< omit MODULE initial comments
 #define CTL_OMIT_PATH               (1 << 4)
+#define CTL_OMIT_AT                 (1 << 5)
+
 
 // common combinations of the above:
 
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ class PCB_PARSER;
 #define CTL_FOR_CLIPBOARD           (CTL_STD_LAYER_NAMES|CTL_OMIT_NETS)
 
 /// Format output for a footprint library instead of clipboard or BOARD
-#define CTL_FOR_LIBRARY             (CTL_STD_LAYER_NAMES|CTL_OMIT_NETS|CTL_OMIT_TSTAMPS|CTL_OMIT_PATH)
+#define CTL_FOR_LIBRARY             (CTL_STD_LAYER_NAMES|CTL_OMIT_NETS|CTL_OMIT_TSTAMPS|CTL_OMIT_PATH|CTL_OMIT_AT)
 
 /// The zero arg constructor when PCB_IO is used for PLUGIN::Load() and PLUGIN::Save()ing
 /// a BOARD file underneath IO_MGR.