Le 02/09/2014 20:16, Maciej Sumiński a écrit : > On 09/02/2014 08:04 PM, jp charras wrote: >> Orson, Be careful with Edge.Cuts layer in modules. If they are >> not currently allowed, this is because I have a good reason. > >> In specctra export, and therefore in 3d viewer, we *need* a >> closed polygon for board outline. > >> Currently, yo build this outline, when searching for a Edge.Cuts >> segment end near a given segment end, the max distance allowed >> to find this segment is very small (currently 2 microns). > >> It means if you create the board outline and the footprint >> outline (and/or place it) using 2 different grids, I am pretty >> sure you'll have an issue when searching "connected" segments to >> build the board outline). > >> You may have to enhance this search (for instance the max >> distance could be related to segments thickness). see >> SPECCTRA_DB::fillBOUNDARY(). > > Hi Jean-Pierre, > > Thank you for the remarks. During the tests I had minor problems > to place footprints so they were considered continous, but > eventually it worked fine. Computing the maximum distance basing on > the segment thickness sounds like a good idea. Do you agree to the > proposed changes given I modify maximum distance restriction to be > calculated on the spot?
Yes, I agree. A maximum distance calculated (with a good criteria) on the spot is better than a very small distance, fixed distance, like now. > > Regards, Orson > >> Otherwise, just allowing Edge.Cuts segments in footprints is >> just a bug. This is the only one reason they are not currently >> allowed. > > > -- 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
