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[jean-pierre charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> On 8/04/2012 8:23 p.m., Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
> > On 04/08/2012 11:38 AM, lajos kamocsay wrote:
> > > Hi Wayne-
> > >
> > >
> > > The new file format looks awesome. Very simple and readable.
> > >
> > > Would it be possible to standardize the transformation data? Currently
> > > there seems to be a couple different formats, some examples:
> > >
> > >   (draw line (pts xy(76.581 47.9425) xy(77.724 47.9425)) (layer 21)
> > > (width 0.127))
> > >
> > >   (size 1.016 1.651)
> > >
> > >   (at -1.524 0)
> > >
> > >   (at (xyz 0 0 0))
> > >   (scale (xyz 0.17 0.16 0.16))
> > >   (rotate (xyz 0 0 0))

Thanks, Wayne for your work.
Here is my first thoughts

(layer 21)

uses an internal pcbnew value to identify a layer.
I am thinking something like

(layer SILKSCREEN_FRONT)

is better.

Also I am thinking inside the brd file, a field giving current units is good:
something like (unit millimeter)



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Jean-Pierre CHARRAS