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Re: pcbnew: DXF export missing Line option

 

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2016-04-11 12:43 GMT+02:00 Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Related is of course https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1360790
>
> 2016-04-11 12:30 GMT+02:00 Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> Hi all
>>
>> Someone on IRC just asked about being able to export DXF as the line
>> type and I found this thread via google, which I will revive. Since it
>> describes the problem pretty well with the attached images.
>>
>> So is this by intention or not that one can not use the plot mode
>> combobox now? I just tested in 6673 on windows.
>>
>> Regards
>> Nick Østergaard
>>
>> 2015-06-19 12:37 GMT+02:00 easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>> Hi,
>>> I'm plotting some mechanical parts using pcbnew
>>>
>>> in old stable release (4022) it was possible to plot DXF with the option
>>> Mode:Line
>>> then the mechanical DXF exported was fine with single Line objects
>>>
>>> now (5785) it is not possible anymore ... it seems that the Line mode
option
>>> is gone...
>>> the result is an object double lined as in the attached images...
>>>
>>> I tried to just enable 'm_plotModeOpt->Enable( true );' and adding
choice
>>> Line to the form, but it is not enough...
>>>
>>> could someone help me in finding where I should search to add this
option?
>>>
>>> I think that for exporting mechanical parts (related to the pcb board)
it is
>>> useful to have Line mode available...
>>>
>>> thanks
>>> Maurice
>>>
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