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[Maciej Sumiński <maciej.suminski@xxxxxxx>]

On 09/02/2015 06:36 PM, LordBlick wrote:
> In response to a message written on 02.09.2015, 17:48, from Maciej
> Sumiński:
>> I am working on one issue related to arc bounding box in pcbnew, and I am
>> wondering whether it is desired to include the center point when
>> computing
>> the bounding box (check the attached screenshot for comparison). It
>> seems to
>> me that only the arc itself is relevant, but I might be missing something
>> here.
>>
>> Perhaps I should wait until the stable release with such revolutionary
>> changes, but maybe someone can already say the center point is
>> necessary, and
>> then everything is immediately clear.
> IMHO, center is not important, but there must be additionally some
> middle arc
> points recessed at 90° step from center taken in consideration if they
> exist in
> the middle.
> 

You are right, I am taking them into account. In fact, having the center
point included or not matters only for angles less than 90°.

Regards,
Orson

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