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Vesa Solonen a écrit :
> su, 2008-12-21 kello 15:03 +0100, jean-pierre. charras@inpg. fr 
> <mailto:jean-pierre.charras%40inpg.fr> kirjoitti:
>
> > No. I have some work about documentation update, code cleaning and
> > adding tool tips in dialogs, before the release of the next kicad
> > version. I must work on zones, but mainly to optimize dialogs and
> > automatic zones refilling (using the current algoritms) (and also
> > add
> > tools for microwave applications, like tracks with no rounded ends).
> > This is already a lot of work.
>
> For documentation I'd like to see some kind of a class (inheritance)
> diagram and data structure diagram. That may need some semi automatic
> system for drawing as it is kind of a moving target, isn't it?
> Automatic zone filling is a nice feature too. I hope you'll find time
> for that. In addition to straight ended tracks is it possible to
> consider the same for Eeshema lines too? I'll work on existing polygon
> algorithms to make code more coherent.
>
> Btw, have you gotten any answers from Klaas regarding KBool bugs
> interfering thermal work?
At this time i do not contact Klaas about this problem. Just some time 
ago i contacted Klaas to said kbool was used in Kicad.
(Some work needed, because we must extract from polygons created by pcbnew
that create problems to send an exemple of bug).
> > For microwave applications i am
> > thinking tear drops are perhaps more important than arcs ans will be
> > a must. this is because transitions with a track and a pad *must* be
> > done with tear drops in order to avoid signals perturbations.
>
> Ok. Primitive arc support on copper layers would help in making those
> tear drops, so please see if that is possible to add it. Nothing fancier
> than simple arcs like on graphics layers. Power dividers and such will
> also benefit from smooth angle transitions, which you probably knew
> already. I think it would be faster to do tear drops by overlaying arc
> stubs instead of multiple vertex polygons. Naturally polygon system
> gives more freedom for shapes, but most of the time arcs would be
> enough.
>
> -Vesa

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