jp, probably he wants an incremental DRC. Could be usefully check and signalate the error during the drawing, such kind of feature could avoid an feedback/reiteration phase.
-- Marco On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 12:05 PM, jp charras <[email protected]> wrote: > Le 19/05/2014 10:55, Tomasz Wlostowski a écrit : > > On 19.05.2014 01:45, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > >> I finally got around to finishing up and committing the initial draft > >> KiCad road map. You can build it into the standard developer > >> documentation by running `make doxygen-docs` or as a stand alone road > >> map by running `make dev-docs`. I'm still not terribly thrilled with > >> the formatting but I'm not a CSS developer so I'll stick with the > >> default Doxygen formatting for now. > >> > > > > Hi Wayne, > > > > Thanks a lot, great document! > > > > I found one package missing (wrs to the CERN roadmap). > > > > Improved DRC: > > Depends on: geometry library > > Goal: Additional DRC checks. > > Status: planning > > Plan: > > - replace all existing geometry code with the new geometry library. > > - ensure there is no floating point in any clearance-related > > calculations (rounding!). > > - add DRC checks: component/silkscreen/mask clearance. > > - fix polygon stitching issue > > - remove DRC-related limitations such as no arcs/text on copper layers. > > - on-line DRC (for less CPU-consuming checks). > > - add option for saving/loading DRC rules settings > > > > -- my 5 cents, > > Tom > > Thanks, Wayne. > > Tom, > For my info, what do you mean with "on-line DRC (for less CPU-consuming > checks)" ? (the current on-line DRC is not very CPU time consuming). > > I am thinking one other package could be added to Gerber plot generation > + Gerbview: > This is the "Gerber file function attribute". > > > see: > > www.ucamco.com/files/downloads/file/5/Extending_the_Gerber_Format_with_Attributes.pdf > and: > > www.ucamco.com/files/downloads/file/22/Kick_Starting_a_Revolution_IPC-2581_Meets_Gerber.pdf > > (Karel Tavernier, the technical manager of Ucamco contacted me some time > ago about this extension). > > > A pending issue in current Gerber format is the fact you are never > surehow gerber files and stackup are related (mainly for internal layers). > > This is an extension to add inside Gerber files > the ".FileFunction file attribute" which identifies the function of the > file. > Add also a "stackup" file descriptor ( see an idea in > Kick_Starting_a_Revolution_IPC-2581_Meets_Gerber.pdf), which could be > read by Gerbview to automatically load gerber files > > > > -- > Jean-Pierre CHARRAS > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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