On 9/3/2014 12:33 PM, Brian Sidebotham wrote: > On 3 September 2014 17:03, Maciej Sumiński <[email protected]> wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >>> On Wed, Sep 03, 2014 at 10:22:03AM +0200, Maciej Sumiński wrote: >>>> Healing could be done another way. Instead of moving vertices, >>>> it could be better to add the missing segments. If they are no >>>> longer than a line thickness, then it is not noticeable to bare >>>> eye and should fix the manufacturing problem. User should be >>>> notified of such changes, so he could verify them. >> >> Jean-Pierre, >> >> What do you think about it? Maybe it is better to connect edges if >> there is a break smaller than the thickness of segments instead of >> simply accepting them as they are? >> >> Regards, >> Orson > > I think we could do it in a similar fashion to EESCHEMA (it's a more > pleasant experience when things work in a similar way) Any vertexes on > the Edge.Cuts layer that do not match *exactly* should be highlighted > with a square centred on the disconnected vertex(es). > > Secondly, we can apply similar logic to pads being magnetic to tracks > by having Edge.Cuts vertexes being able to snap to currently off-grid > Edge.Cuts vertexes as well as to the grid. > > This way anyone can guarantee they have at least connected all of > their Edge.Cuts drawings. Secondly, part of the DRC check can also > list disconnected Edge.Cuts vertexes - because that should at least be > a warning, if not an error. > > I don't think there's any reason to have disconnected vertexes on the > Edge.Cuts layer is there? Perhaps for drawing a rout line, but then I > draw a rectangle with the correct width of the router bit I want used > so it is less ambiguous. > > Best Regards, > > Brian. >
Excellent suggestions. This seems like a reasonable path forward. I really like the snapping idea as an easy way to close the vertices. I always have to manually go back and use the segment properties to make sure each vertex ends at the same point if I don't get them right the first time. Should I add this to the road map? It seems like a good candidate. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
