In response to a message written on 15.11.2014 04:55, from John Beard:
Hi all,
I have been working on a patch to allow two new behaviours in modedit:
* "Move exactly", which allows you to enter an exact offset when moving
a pad, edge or text. The main use of this for me is to make it easy to
build footprints according to datasheets where the pattern is defined
in relative terms. A new dialogue is introduced, and this allows
either a Cartesian or polar offset, followed by a rotation. A hotkey
is also defined (default Ctrl-M, since "M" is "move").
* "Duplicate", which clones the current item and picks it up, ready to
move. Ctrl-D is the default hotkey here, mirroring Inkscape. This is
mainly intended for use in conjunction with "move exactly", as a
complement to the current "shift-block-select and move with the grid"
method.
Very nice idea… ;)
I wrote independent parametric editor in python/gtk for legacy format, when it
wasn't legacy yet, and when I was going to publish software, file format become
legacy…
It has more functionality - in addition to the shift, there's rotation, endpoint
approximation for draw arc and more. The main advantage - no need to compile
every time - it just works.
I'm planning to adapt the program to handle the newer format using the built-in
KiCad python methods. After some code cleanup I'll publish it in a few weeks.
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Best Regards,
LordBlick
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