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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

JP,

Your name is on the initial commit for qfn_wizard.py.  I don't have time
to figure out these patches should be included.  Do these patches make
sense?  Let me know so I can make a decision on whether or not to commit
them.

Thanks,

Wayne

On 9/29/2015 3:26 PM, nats wrote:
> Hi,
> I did a code for QFN handling via/thermal pad/solderpaste.
> I think inductiveload (on IRC) merged it cleanly with the QFP generator.
> I post it here, maybe there are some interesting part in it.
> 
> https://github.com/natsfr/kicad-components/blob/master/python_plugins/qfn_wizard.py
> 
> 
> Le 29/09/2015 18:30, easyw a écrit :
>> Hi,
>> there is also a patch for wizard plugins to make the QFN/QFP with
>> exposed pad and paste pads...
>> http://www.mail-archive.com/kicad-developers%40lists.launchpad.net/msg15109.html
>>
>>
>> at the moment has not been committed...
>>
>>
>> On 29/09/2015 17.59, Bernhard Stegmaier wrote:
>>> Thanks a lot, found it now!
>>> And I don’t believe it… it even seems to work without any problems
>>> (well, just created the default QFP and changed pads from oval to
>>> rectangular…).
>>>
>>> I’ll post a patch for OS X in the next couple of days to make paths
>>> consistently pointing to *only* the one “scripting/plugins” inside
>>> the application bundle where the footprint plugins are delivered
>>> right now.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Bernhard
>>>
>>>> On 29 Sep 2015, at 17:45, Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> It is not well documented, I guess partly becaue the plugins was never
>>>> found on a default installation.
>>>>
>>>> But see http://docs.kicad-pcb.org/en/images/Modedit_top_toolbar.png
>>>> this is in the footprint editor.
>>>>
>>>> It is the 7th icon from the left. The chip package with a small paper
>>>> on it. Although the icon has changed to a star and a some tools.
>>>>
>>>> 2015-09-29 17:40 GMT+02:00 Bernhard Stegmaier
>>>> <stegmaier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 29 Sep 2015, at 10:49, Brian Sidebotham
>>>>>> <brian.sidebotham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> See the comments about stdout not being open for python:
>>>>>> https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-source-mirror/blob/master/scripting/kicadplugins.i#L43
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just open a new file to direct stdout to temporarily while you're
>>>>>> debugging/testing:
>>>>>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4675728/redirect-stdout-to-a-file-in-python#answer-4675744
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brian.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the tip… worked.
>>>>>
>>>>> I need some help, though:
>>>>> I changed the paths and I verified that all of the python
>>>>> wizards/plugins are loaded fine.
>>>>> All paths are correct, python seems to load the plugins via
>>>>> __import__ just fine (there seems to be a valid object when doing a
>>>>> print on it), no other errors.
>>>>> But, I just don’t find those plugins anywhere in pcbnew… :(
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe I am just blind, but where are they supposed to be?
>>>>> If they should appear in the menu, where are the menu entries created?
>>>>>
>>>>> I don’t know if related, I did not notice that before:
>>>>> When opening the Tools menu I always get an OS X wxWidgets
>>>>> assertion about invalid checked/unchecked menu items which
>>>>> obviously are created wrong (at least for OS X)… maybe those are
>>>>> the ones I am missing?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Bernhard
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