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[Pedro Martin <pkicad@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi Clemens,

I'm thinking only of modules-footprints, since copy&paste tracks and 
zones is very easy with copy block.

Of course, your examples are welcome.

My thought was something like this:
1- Place the components of a block
2- Select one item of the block and open a window showing a grid with
  a. All the twin components in the same .sch file
  b. Blank cells for the X and Y coordinates of each component
3- The user must fill the cells with relative distances from the 
selected item in step 2.
4- The program recalculates the positions of every footprint.

For example R101 and R102 in block one, R201 and 202 in block 2, R301 
and R302 in block 3 and so on.
R101 is at (30.00 , 25.00) and R102 at (35.00 , 27.00)
I fill the grid with 20 and 0 for R201 and 40 and 0 for R301

Finally, I get R201 at (50.00 , 25.00), R202(55.00 , 27.00)
R301 at (70.00 , 25.00) and R302 at (75.00 , 27.00)

And there is no need to go to the schematic, even though we are using 
the .sch file to read the components.

Easy to say, complex to program with my C++ level.

Thanks!
Pedro.

El 18/10/16 a las 17:35, Clemens Koller escribió:
> Hello, Pedro!
>
>
> On 2016-10-18 15:53, Pedro Martin wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I want to add a new feature to pcbnew: block repetition, replication or
> > whatever its name is.
>
> It is called Physical Design Reuse (PDR) at least in
> some professional EDA toolchains.
>
> Usually you select some objects in the layout to create a "Reuse". Then
> you can safe/load/recreate that and pick suitable component references,
> netnames, etc. out of the schematics in an intelligent way and place
> the "Reuse(s)" in your Layout i.e. in an array.
>
> If you need some details/ideas, I migh be able to provide some examples
> from my EDA software (I'm currently just very busy).
>
> Regards,
>
> Clemens
>
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