Hi Dick :-) 2012/7/30 Dick Hollenbeck <[email protected]>
> Miguel and Others, > > The "Spiral" EMP generator here is something that is best done as an > internal Python > script within Pcbnew IMO. > > > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/files/Pcbnew%20file%20utilities/ I'm trying to get access to it, but yahoo won't recognize me, I'm re-registering, so I tell you later. > > > This would give someone the ability to rapidly tweak the functionality > without rebuilding > KiCad. > > This is a typical application of scripting, and would make a good sample > script if > somebody has the time to make this happen. > I suppose it's something that receives a set of parameters and generates a module/footprint or circuit? > > I am not certain that Pcbnew can yet invoke a script, it may be that we > are still using > topmost script with the DLL/DSO underneath. But we need to get there > eventually in any > case. > Yes, we can do it already, at this moment, if you compile pcbnew with scripting capabilities, and put any of these http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~kicad-testing-committers/kicad/testing/files/head:/pcbnew/scripting/plugins/ under ~/.kicad_plugins/ (which may change later as we discussed recently) they will get loaded and available to the user under the footprint-wizard. > > I like this spiral feature as a sample script when somebody can get to it. > I like it > better as a script than as C++ so it can be tuned and customized rapidly. > > Yesterday I uploaded a capacitive slider generator, you give it a set of parameters, and you can watch the shape change in realtime, and, when you're comfortable with the results you can (not now..) save it to your current footprint library. > Dick > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Miguel Angel Ajo Pelayo http://www.nbee.es +34 636 52 25 69 skype: ajoajoajo
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