Le 03/02/2014 07:02, Cirilo Bernardo a écrit : > Hi folks, > > I have put a new patch into my github patch repository: > https://github.com/cbernardo/kicad-patches.git > > The patch "idf_tools.patch" was created against rev 4653; > it adds the following tools for creating IDF component outlines: > > 1. idfcyl: creates cylindrical outlines in vertical or horizontal > orientation with axial or radial leads > > 2. idfrect: creates rectangular outlines which may have axial > leads or a chamfer on the top left corner > > 3. dxf2idf: creates an IDF outline from a DXF drawing > > Changes to the code base: > > 1. idf.cpp,h were refactored, with components shared by the idf2dxf > tool moved to idf_common.cpp,h in the pcbnew/exporters directory. > > 2. At the top level, a "utils" directory was added. The source for the > tools is in utils/idftools. > > Testing: > A number of test shapes were generated to check each tool. > Outlines were created using units of mm and inches and a test board > was created and exported to IDF. The resulting emn and emp files were > loaded in SolidWorks and the appearance, orientation, and dimensions > of the parts were verified. > > These tools make it possible for users to easily create high quality > IDF outlines to represent components of a board exported to IDF. > DXF files can be created using LibreCAD which is available on Linux, > OSX, and MSWin. > > All that's missing now is the documentation; I have something partially > written but it will take some time for me to get the quality similar to > what is in the official documentation repository. > > cheers, > Cirilo
Committed. Thanks. -- Jean-Pierre CHARRAS _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp