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[jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 18/12/2017 à 17:01, Andreas Buhr a écrit :
> Hi all,
> 
> when converting a zone to a polygon, the function
> TransformRoundedEndsSegmentToPolygon
> is called on each segment of the polygon describing the zone. This is
> done to enlarge the polygon. This leads to a large number of polygons
> describing the zone.
> 
> Why isn't the polygon enlarged using the clipper library?
> 
> Attached is a patch which reduces the complexity of the polygons
> generated considerably. The patch is untested and not intended to be
> merged, it's just to illustrate my question. If the clipper library is
> not used here only for historic reasons, I'd create a tested patch in
> the coming weeks.
> 
> thanks a lot in advance and best regards,
> Andreas

Copper zones are critical things.

Inflate polygons using a generic algorithm can create some unwanted shapes in a few cases.
Merging segments to main outline avoid possible issues.

For non critical cases, inflating polygons should be OK.

-- 
Jean-Pierre CHARRAS