Re: [Kicad-developers] A consistent name for the Aux Origin?

2019-05-18 Thread Wayne Stambaugh
Unless we can figure out how to set the grid origin using a single origin, I don't see how we can get rid of it. One thing we have done a poor job of is providing an easy way to clear the grid origin. I would like to see a reset grid origin menu entry. On 5/18/19 2:22 PM, Jeff Young wrote: > I

Re: [Kicad-developers] A consistent name for the Aux Origin?

2019-05-18 Thread Jeff Young
I agree that we want one movable origin, but I don’t think we need two. The local origin should work fine for placing components relative to each other, routing, etc. > On 18 May 2019, at 18:59, Reece R. Pollack wrote: > > Once you establish a base coordinate origin, you really don't want

Re: [Kicad-developers] A consistent name for the Aux Origin?

2019-05-18 Thread Reece R. Pollack
Once you establish a base coordinate origin, you really don't want that moving. All the mechanical holes, notches, connectors, switches, clearances, and other locations are measured from that origin. Moving during layout risks placing a component in the wrong spot. The movable grid origin is

Re: [Kicad-developers] A consistent name for the Aux Origin?

2019-05-18 Thread Jeff Young
Hi Eeli, I’d argue that you explained what it was useful for, not why it is “needed”. I can understand offsetting the grid; I can’t say I believe it’s important enough to support the code and UI complexity that it brings. Cheers, Jeff. > On 18 May 2019, at 14:12, Eeli Kaikkonen wrote: > >

Re: [Kicad-developers] Kicad's way of drawing filled zones

2019-05-18 Thread Seth Hillbrand
Am 2019-05-18 08:13, schrieb Tomasz Wlostowski: On 13/05/2019 12:58, jp charras wrote: Perhaps also adding a parameter like (circle_optimization [low, normal, high] to optimize shapes with arc/circle items (perhaps useful in microwave applications) I'm OK with it. Seth? Yes. Since the

Re: [Kicad-developers] A consistent name for the Aux Origin?

2019-05-18 Thread Eeli Kaikkonen
la 18. toukok. 2019 klo 13.38 Jeff Young (j...@rokeby.ie) kirjoitti: > We need fewer origins. > > I like the name Coordinates Origin, but why do we then need a Grid > Origin? And why a setting for the displayed coordinates? Shouldn’t that > always be the Coordinates Origin? > > Cheers, > Jeff.

Re: [Kicad-developers] A consistent name for the Aux Origin?

2019-05-18 Thread Brian
Comments from the peanut gallery: “Coordinates Origin” sounds clunky and feels redundant. Coordinates are always relative to some origin. I like “Grid Origin” if it’s a choice between the two names. Displayed coordinates and a displayed grid should always agree on (0, 0) IMHO, so there’s no

Re: [Kicad-developers] Kicad's way of drawing filled zones

2019-05-18 Thread Tomasz Wlostowski
On 13/05/2019 12:58, jp charras wrote: > If we are talking about V6.0 version, we should add zone property field > in the file format like (outline_thickness 0.0) to avoid serious issues > (generating broken boards for fabrication). > Hi JP, Are you going to work on this (commit code)? >

Re: [Kicad-developers] Removing segment hard-coding

2019-05-18 Thread Tomasz Wlostowski
On 16/05/2019 20:44, Jon Evans wrote: > I can think of at least two alternatives: > > 1) automatic performance tuning based on self-benchmarking > > 2) a "graphics performance" setting (high/medium/low) that changes > multiple things under the hood. Hi Jon, I'm afraid this would be difficult

Re: [Kicad-developers] A consistent name for the Aux Origin?

2019-05-18 Thread Clemens Koller
Hello, Jeff! On 18/05/2019 12.37, Jeff Young wrote: > We need fewer origins. I agree. > I like the name Coordinates Origin, but why do we then need a Grid Origin? > And why a setting for the displayed coordinates? Shouldn’t that always be > the Coordinates Origin? My imagination of the

Re: [Kicad-developers] A consistent name for the Aux Origin?

2019-05-18 Thread Jeff Young
We need fewer origins. I like the name Coordinates Origin, but why do we then need a Grid Origin? And why a setting for the displayed coordinates? Shouldn’t that always be the Coordinates Origin? Cheers, Jeff. ___ Mailing list: