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[Florian Kauer <florian.kauer@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
since I am going to design a PCB with a very repetitive structure, I
just created a small Python module for merging multiple boards:

https://github.com/koalo/KiCad_PCBmerge

It works similar to the "Append Board" feature, but can be executed
automatically to make it easier to maintain changes and rebuild the
board. The boards are aligned at a common module, for example a pin header.

A more holistic approach would be to implement this blueprint
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/kicad/+spec/layouts-as-footprint
but I think that is still a long way to go.

Is there any other idea or work in this direction?
Any suggestions for enhancing the Python module?
Any desires to integrate this functionality into the core?

Greetings,
Florian