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[DELIZY Florian <florian.delizy@...>]

Thanks for your encouragements, still the scripting feature does not 
allow such things (but I take notes of if anyway). For now the first 
step would probably be something like a revision control software 
integration (like svn) at the project level.

To achieve the production file generation automation, I'll need to add 
some kind of communication between all application (that's on my 
todolist anyway, so stay tuned).

For now I must finish the project editor binding (that's only the 
starting point), then add eeschema binding, add some pipe communication, 
and remote control from binding and that should be a good start :)

Anyway, nice to see this feature is expected by some of you too :)

Well, break is over, let's code

Florian

Magnus Beischer wrote:
> Florian,
> I'm sure Python scripting in Kicad will be a perfect feature! Just
> what I need to really get professional with our PCB designs. We have
> been using Supermax Ecad from Mentor until now. For simpler designs we
> now use Kicad! Many thanks to the developers and the community!
>
> Supermax has a great feature that many other pcb cad applications do
> not have, scripting. If you have the possibility, take a look at
> Supermax and you can get some ideas or be inspired of one of the top
> applications in the industry. Supermax has had scripting for over 15
> years... (look at how they launch scripts and single commands, how to
> get the response etc.)
>
> It would be grate if you could post an example script. One of my
> favorite automation tasks would be to generate the production files.
> Just a button that runs a script that produces exactly the gerber
> files ( the right layers, settings etc.) and the right pdf files for
> the documentation. This is a task that in the end of a job I need to
> do a lot of times (generate, review, regenerate, reviev etc.)
>
> Thanks,
> Magnus