Russell, Is this patch still valid now that JP merged his custom pad work or does it need to be reworked to support custom pads? I would like to get all of the Eagle changes into master for the stable 5 branch.
Thanks, Wayne On 8/27/2017 4:39 AM, Russell Oliver wrote: > Hi All, > > Attached is a patch that does some minor code changes in the PcbNew > Eagle plugin which solves a few issues I encountered while testing the > eagle schematic plugin and project import feature. > > The first was that some footprints such as Wifi trace antennas use > graphic lines to form the footprint, but the plugin restricted the > import of lines and other items to non-copper layers. I think that if > you are prepared to import Eagle boards into Kicad you should be > prepared to check all your footprints for issues and not have the plugin > presuppose that lines on copper layers shouldn't exist. > > The second is matching the Eagle tValues and bValues layers with the > kicad Fabrication layers instead of the silkscreen layers, to match > current standard Kicad practive for component values. > > The third is that some EDGE_MODULE board items were not being drawn due > to missing calls to EDGE_MODULE::SetDrawCoord(). > > Kind Regards > Russell > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
