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[jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 20/01/2018 à 17:34, Wayne Stambaugh a écrit :
> On 1/20/2018 10:58 AM, jp charras wrote:
>> Le 20/01/2018 à 16:40, Wayne Stambaugh a écrit :
>>> I concur.  We should not be violating clearances even in the small
>>> amounts in this bug report.  I realize that this change will create a
>>> diff when existing designs are refilled but it is a more technically
>>> correct solution.  Until (if?) we support arcs for this, I would prefer
>>> to err on the side of caution.  @JP and @Tom, the two of you have
>>> written most of the polygon generation code, is there any reason not to
>>> change this.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Wayne
>>
>> We can temporary use the proposed patch.
>>
>> I'll try to calculate (later) a more exact shape.
>> Currently the simplified calculation creates a slightly smaller shape than required.
>> (No need to wait for arc support: just enhance the current calculation to create a better shape)
> 
> Hey JP,
> 
> How soon is "later"?  If you can get this fixed in the next week or so,
> then I would rather not use a temporary patch.  However, if later is two
> months from now, then applying this patch makes more sense.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Wayne
> 

I'll try to fix it next week.

If I cannot, I'll use the proposed patch.

>>
>> The proposed patch creates a slightly bigger shape than required.
>>
>>>
>>> On 1/19/2018 10:30 AM, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
>>>> After reading the bug report, I consider the changes proposed by Julius
>>>> sensible. What do you think? In particular I am asking our geometry experts.
>>>>
>


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Jean-Pierre CHARRAS