Silkscreen has been fixed to 0.15mm width throughout all repositories. I'll do font size next.
On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 5:58 AM, nnn <[email protected]> wrote: > I've made some code: > https://github.com/michal777/KiCad_Libraries_Cleanup > TODO: debug, improve, add changing lines to 0.15, optional: add searching > 3d models > It works, but it would be better if somebody could improve it. Finding and > replacing is a bit complicated. > If my code is ok and can be accepted I can do the rest. > > W dniu 13.11.2014 14:50, Carl Poirier pisze: > > I think it sounds good. Could you take an actual .kicad_mod file and edit > it by hand to show us exactly what this will give? > > I'll take care of the silkscreen and font size with some script myself, > so this should be this less to do in yours. I should have the time to do it > this weekend. > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 12:25 PM, nnn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I mean that name in footprint in .kicad_mod file should be the same as >> name of the file. Now they are not always the same. >> Eg. first line of file: >> Capacitor7x3-5RM5_RevB.kicad_mod >> is: >> module "Capacitors THT RevB:Capacitor7x3-5RM5_RevB" (layer F.Cu) >> >> I think that if the work with renaming 3d models will be done, we can >> also make other changes. Now there is some mess. >> If user creates new footprint and call it "name_of_footprint", the >> default value of reference is "name_of_footprint" and value is "VAL**". If >> he changes the fields to "some_reference" and "some_value" there are two >> texts on screen that can be confused with name of footprint and don't carry >> any important information, because they are replaced by text from netlist. >> If somebody renames the file name to "footprint_file_name", then it's >> inconsistent with name in the file ("name_of_footprint") and it's hard to >> say what the name really is. And there is also some path to 3d model and >> its name: "some_path_3d/some_3d_name". >> >> So I think we need only name of library and name of footprint instead of: >> footprint_file_name, name_of_footprint, some_reference, some_value, >> some_path_3d, some_3d_name >> >> There will be some work to get libraries from github and merge after >> modification, so I'd like to ask also what do you think about changing >> lines width of silkscreen to 0.15 and changing sizes of fonts to some >> default value. >> >> If you like the idea and nobody else will write the script, I will start >> writing it in C. >> >> >> W dniu 12.11.2014 14:38, Carl Poirier pisze: >> >> Hi Michal, >> >> Great initiative there. I do think placing the 3D packages under >> folders the same name as the .pretty ones is a good idea. >> >> In your steps, I'm not sure to understand why you change the module >> name to FOOTPRINT1. Can you elaborate more? >> >> Carl >> >> On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 5:16 AM, nnn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'd like to ask you about idea of cleaning the mess that we have in >>> footprints and 3d models. I think that it would be good to write some >>> script which could make the job. It would be much easier to work with 3d >>> models if their names are the same as names of footprints, and they are put >>> into folders named the same as *.pretty libraries. I'd suggest the >>> following algorithm: >>> >>> //preparation: >>> 1. clone kicad-library and move kicad-library/modules/packages3d/ to >>> ~/KiCad_Libraries/packages3d_bck/ >>> 2. clone all *.pretty libraries to ~/KiCad_Libraries/Pretty_bck/ >>> 3. create new empty folders: ~/KiCad_Libraries/packages3d/ and >>> ~/KiCad_Libraries/Pretty/ >>> //run the script: >>> 4. open first footprint from first library >>> (~/KiCad_Libraries/Pretty_bck/LIBRARYNAME1.pretty/FOOTPRINT1.kicad_mod) >>> 5. change MODULE_NAME1 (first line, "(module MODULE_NAME1...") to >>> FOOTPRINT1, >>> 6. optional: change reference to FOOTPRINT1, change value to VAL**, >>> change all silkscreen lines width to 0.15, change text size of referece and >>> value to some default >>> 7. read 3d model name (after keyword model: "model >>> SOME_PATH/MODEL_NAME1.wrl") >>> 8. check if the model exists in >>> ~/KiCad_Libraries/packages3d_bck/SOME_PATH/MODEL_NAME1.wrl >>> 9. if the model exists, copy >>> ~/KiCad_Libraries/packages3d_bck/SOME_PATH/MODEL_NAME1.wrl to >>> ~/KiCad_Libraries/packages3d/LIBRARYNAME1/FOOTPRINT1.wrl (in the same way >>> copy corresponding *.wings file), change in file FOOTPRINT1.kicad_mod >>> "model SOME_PATH/MODEL_NAME1.wrl" to "model LIBRARYNAME1/FOOTPRINT1.wrl >>> 10. if the model not exist, write the information in log file: >>> ~/KiCad_Libraries/BROKEN_LINK_LOG >>> 11. optional: if the model not exist, search MODEL_NAME1.wrl in >>> ~/KiCad_Libraries/packages3d_bck/ with subdirectories and if found, write >>> proper information to the log file: ~/KiCad_Libraries/REPAIRED_LINK_LOG, >>> then copy path to found model >>> ~/KiCad_Libraries/packages3d_bck/SOME_PATH/FOUND_MODEL_NAME1.wrl to >>> ~/KiCad_Libraries/packages3d/LIBRARYNAME1/FOOTPRINT1.wrl and change in >>> FOOTPRINT1.kicad_mod "model SOME_PATH/MODEL_NAME1.wrl" to "model >>> LIBRARYNAME1/FOOTPRINT1.wrl >>> 12. save changed >>> ~/KiCad_Libraries/Pretty_bck/LIBRARYNAME1.pretty/FOOTPRINT1.kicad_mod to >>> ~/KiCad_Libraries/Pretty/LIBRARYNAME1.pretty/FOOTPRINT1.kicad_mod >>> 13. repeat steps from 4. to 13. for next footprint in the same or next >>> library >>> 14. compare ~/KiCad_Libraries/packages3d_bck/ with >>> ~/KiCad_Libraries/packages3d/, find unused 3d models and move them to >>> ~/KiCad_Libraries/packages3d/unused/ >>> //finish the work: >>> 15. check if all is ok, check log files >>> 16. pull and merge everything >>> >>> After that, the mess will decrease. Some duplicates will be generated, >>> but it would be easier to clean up the rest. >>> Similar code could be made to check consistency of libraries in future. >>> >>> I can try to write it in c, but I'm not programmer, so it will take me >>> some time do it. It would be great if somebody more experienced will help >>> me to implement it in c or do it in some higher-level language. >>> >>> What do you think about this idea? >>> >>> >>> Michał Stec >>> >>> -- >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-lib-committers >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-lib-committers >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-lib-committers >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-lib-committers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-lib-committers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-lib-committers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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