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[Tomasz Wlostowski <tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx>]

On 08.03.2015 17:21, Mathias Grimmberger wrote:
> 
> Hi everybody,
> 
> 
> below is a patch to add a SHAPE_CONVEX for the PNS router. The patch was
> generated against revision 5484.
> 
Hi Mathias,

Many thanks for your patch, I'll get it merged asap.

> What still needs to be done:
> 
> - the "hull" around convex shapes (used for keepout when routing traces)
> is suboptimal, meaning too large

> 
> - I'm not sure all the shape collision cases work correctly
> 
> - I don't really understand what the "breakouts" are and are used for,
> these are most likely not correct
> 
> I do not think I know enough to fix these.
> 
> So this patch is not a finished thing but rather a starting point.
> 
> BTW, I noticed that unrotated oval pads do not work right in the PNS
> router, when in "Highlight collisions" mode and hitting one the pad
> itself disappears and only the clearance is drawn.
> 
Will have a look.

Cheers,
Tom