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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Russell,

Is this patch still valid now that JP merged his custom pad work or does
it need to be reworked to support custom pads?  I would like to get all
of the Eagle changes into master for the stable 5 branch.

Thanks,

Wayne

On 8/27/2017 4:39 AM, Russell Oliver wrote:
> Hi All, 
> 
> Attached is a patch that does some minor code changes in the PcbNew
> Eagle plugin which solves a few issues I encountered while testing the
> eagle schematic plugin and project import feature. 
> 
> The first was that some footprints such as Wifi trace antennas use
> graphic lines to form the footprint, but the plugin restricted the
> import of lines and other items to non-copper layers. I think that if
> you are prepared to import Eagle boards into Kicad you should be
> prepared to check all your footprints for issues and not have the plugin
> presuppose that lines on copper layers shouldn't exist. 
> 
> The second is matching the Eagle tValues and bValues layers with the
> kicad Fabrication layers instead of the silkscreen layers, to match
> current standard Kicad practive for component values. 
> 
> The third is that some EDGE_MODULE board items were not being drawn due
> to missing calls to EDGE_MODULE::SetDrawCoord(). 
> 
> Kind Regards
> Russell
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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