Le 24/10/2016 à 19:26, Simon Wells a écrit : > I realise this is sorta off track but as its sort of related is there > any particular reason that plot gerbers doesn't just do the drill file > as well? as it can be a rather easy thing to miss clicking the > generate drill file
Well, this is a bit off topic, but Plot Gerber files and Generate drill files are 2 different dialogs, because the Excellon format has its own settings, not related to the Gerber files settings. It will be more easier to generate plot+drill files all in once when Pcbnew is able to generate the drill files using the Gerber format. > > On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 7:28 AM, jp charras <[email protected]> wrote: >> Le 19/09/2016 à 13:58, jp charras a écrit : >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I just pushed in 2016-09-19 revision 6edee2a an option in Plot Gerber >>> dialog to include advanced >>> aperture and net attributes. >>> This option is not yet activated by default, because net attributes are not >>> yet fully fixed by >>> Ucamco, in Gerber file format specifications. >>> To activate it, see dialog_plot.cpp, line 43, and uncomment line 44. >>> >>> When activated, you can see a new option in Gerber plot dialog to include >>> advanced X2 netlist >>> attributes. >>> >>> If activated, the Gerber files contains some metadata, related to netlist >>> info and aperture attributes. >>> When available, Gerbview can highlight a full net or a full set of items >>> related to a gived >>> footprint or a given aperture attribute. >>> (Use right click on a Gerber item (line or flashed item) to access the >>> context menu) >>> >> >> Hi All, >> >> In 2016-10-22 revision 1840c3c I activated the advanced aperture and net >> attributes option in Gerber >> files. >> (This is an option, and this metadata will be included only on request) >> >> These advanced options are now finalized, >> (To understand them, see >> https://www.ucamco.com/files/downloads/file/189/gerber_component_and_netlist_-_final.pdf?3d90d5ac39ab13049f543f41d0ecec38) >> and Ucamco has already validated my test files. >> >> Of course this metadata will be fully useful in some time, when the board >> houses are able to use it, >> but *now* it is already useful in Kicad for guys who want to verify the >> Gerber files before sending >> them to the board maker. >> >> Please, send me yours remarks about this feature. >> >> -- >> 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 > -- 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
