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[Maciej Sumiński <maciej.suminski@xxxxxxx>]

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On 09/03/2014 10:36 PM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
> On 9/3/2014 12:33 PM, Brian Sidebotham wrote:
>> I think we could do it in a similar fashion to EESCHEMA (it's a
>> more pleasant experience when things work in a similar way) Any
>> vertexes on the Edge.Cuts layer that do not match *exactly*
>> should be highlighted with a square centred on the disconnected
>> vertex(es).
>> 
>> Secondly, we can apply similar logic to pads being magnetic to
>> tracks by having Edge.Cuts vertexes being able to snap to
>> currently off-grid Edge.Cuts vertexes as well as to the grid.
>> 
>> This way anyone can guarantee they have at least connected all
>> of their Edge.Cuts drawings. Secondly, part of the DRC check can
>> also list disconnected Edge.Cuts vertexes - because that should
>> at least be a warning, if not an error.
>> 
>> I don't think there's any reason to have disconnected vertexes on
>> the Edge.Cuts layer is there? Perhaps for drawing a rout line,
>> but then I draw a rectangle with the correct width of the router
>> bit I want used so it is less ambiguous.
>> 
>> Best Regards,
>> 
>> Brian.

All that sounds good, but demands more work than I initially expected,
so it may take time. Recently the time that I can devote to KiCad
development is a bit constrained.
The PNS router uses its internal model to implement snapping,
therefore I wonder if it would not be better to delay snapping until
the current model is upgraded. The rest of proposed changes should be
possible to implement without any other dependencies.

> Excellent suggestions.  This seems like a reasonable path forward.
> I really like the snapping idea as an easy way to close the
> vertices.  I always have to manually go back and use the segment
> properties to make sure each vertex ends at the same point if I
> don't get them right the first time.  Should I add this to the road
> map?  It seems like a good candidate.

Good ideas are worth noting and putting to the plan. That way they
will not be forgotten.

Regards,
Orson
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