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[Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 07/05/2014 11:42 AM, John Beard wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have made some changes to the helpers for the footprint wizards. There
> is now a matrix-based transform stack that helps simplify calculations
> that footprint wizards need to do. The patch attached is based on BZR 
> rev 4975.
> 
> There are also some tests in the pcbnew/scripting/tests directory
> (test_board.py and test_fpw.py). These use a method I'm not very happy
> with: they construct a kicad_pcb file with the relevant modules in it,
> and then disassemble it into modules. 


> I couldn't see a way to directly
> export modules to .kicad_mod files using the Python interface.

This is C++ function PCB_IO::Format(), followed by a

PCB_IO::GetStringOutput( bool doClear )

Will give the text.  Class PCB_IO, although it is a PLUGIN, has not been swigged in and of
itself, only its PLUGIN interface has been.  So no access to said functions yet.

I also don't think its possible to instantiate a MODULE outside a BOARD.





> It also uses fixed sized "cells" as the call to module.GetBoundingBox()
> segfaults.
> 
> I am very open to suggestions for this, but as it stands, at least it's
> a fast-turnaround way to write new wizards and make sure the existing
> ones aren't broken. I use it like this:
> 
> $ pcbnew/scripting/tests/test_fpw.py && pcbnew /tmp/test.kicad_pcb
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
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