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[Maciej Suminski <maciej.suminski@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Jakub,

We plan to merge the Eagle import branch soon, but there is at least one
issue we need to fix before this happens. The bug fixing is in my
pipeline, but it is not at the execution stage yet, stay tuned.

Regards,
Orson

On 10/03/2017 08:22 PM, Jakub Kozdon wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> any option to merge eagle schematic import soon? This will provide many
> new testers.
> 
> Jakub
> 
> Dne 23.9.2017 v 09:41 Russell Oliver napsal(a):
>> Hi Orson,
>>
>> Please find attached a small patch that handles multiple pad connections.
>>
>> Regards
>> Russell
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 23, 2017 at 11:03 AM Russell Oliver <roliver8143@xxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:roliver8143@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi,
>>
>>     Maciej : I had a look at the rounding issue and I couldn't find an
>>     obvious reason for it.
>>     It might be due to the translation of all components to the middle
>>     of the sheet, but I round that off to the nearest 100mil.
>>
>>     I'll take a look at that pin mapping problem, I think your
>>     solution of multiple pins will work fine.
>>
>>     Regards
>>     Russell
>>
>>
>>     On Sat, Sep 23, 2017 at 1:20 AM Maciej Sumiński
>>     <maciej.suminski@xxxxxxx <mailto:maciej.suminski@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>>         On 09/20/2017 05:38 PM, jp charras wrote:
>>         > Le 20/09/2017 à 17:32, Maciej Sumiński a écrit :
>>         >> On 09/20/2017 05:29 PM, jp charras wrote:
>>         >> [snip]
>>         >>> After tests with 2 schematics I found a rounding issue in
>>         coordinates (especially wires and pins):
>>         >>> Many coordinates are very near (1 mil, therefore one
>>         Eeschema unit) the 50 mils grid but not exactly
>>         >>> on grid (for instance 499 instead of 500 mils)
>>         >>> The a few values I checked are smaller (one mil) than the
>>         grid coordinate, so I am thinking this is
>>         >>> a rounding issue.
>>         >>
>>         >> Would you share an example schematic file, so we could
>>         investigate the
>>         >> problem?
>>         >>
>>         >> Regards,
>>         >> Orson
>>         >
>>         > Attached the 2 schematics I tested.
>>         > They can be found on Github.
>>
>>         Jean-Pierre,
>>
>>         Could you help me find pins/wires that are not connected due
>>         to rounding
>>         errors? I did my best, but I cannot find anything neither by
>>         looking at
>>         the files saved in KiCad format nor in ERC reports.
>>
>>         I noticed only missing junction marks on some of the T-shaped
>> wire
>>         connections, but they are missing in the original Eagle files,
>>         so I
>>         assume it is fine.
>>
>>         There is a minor bug that causes small squares on pins (as if
>>         they were
>>         not connected), but as soon you move a single component, they all
>>         disappear. This should be investigated, but it is not a
>>         rounding problem.
>>
>>         Regards,
>>         Orson
>>
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