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[jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 03/02/2014 07:02, Cirilo Bernardo a écrit :
> Hi folks,
> 
>  I have put a new patch into my github patch repository:
> https://github.com/cbernardo/kicad-patches.git
> 
> The patch "idf_tools.patch" was created against rev 4653;
> it adds the following tools for creating IDF component outlines:
> 
> 1. idfcyl: creates cylindrical outlines in vertical or horizontal
> orientation with axial or radial leads
> 
> 2. idfrect: creates rectangular outlines which may have axial
> leads or a chamfer on the top left corner
> 
> 3. dxf2idf: creates an IDF outline from a DXF drawing
> 
> Changes to the code base:
> 
> 1. idf.cpp,h were refactored, with components shared by the idf2dxf
> tool moved to idf_common.cpp,h in the pcbnew/exporters directory.
> 
> 2. At the top level, a "utils" directory was added. The source for the
> tools is in utils/idftools.
> 
> Testing:
> A number of test shapes were generated to check each tool.
> Outlines were created using units of mm and inches and a test board
> was created and exported to IDF. The resulting emn and emp files were
> loaded in SolidWorks and the appearance, orientation, and dimensions
> of the parts were verified.
> 
> These tools make it possible for users to easily create high quality
> IDF outlines to represent components of a board exported to IDF.
> DXF files can be created using LibreCAD which is available on Linux,
> OSX, and MSWin.
> 
> All that's missing now is the documentation; I have something partially
> written but it will take some time for me to get the quality similar to
> what is in the official documentation repository.
> 
> cheers,
> Cirilo


Committed. Thanks.


-- 
Jean-Pierre CHARRAS