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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 1/20/2018 11:49 AM, jp charras wrote:
> 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.

Thank you for help JP.  I appreciate it.

> 
>>>
>>> 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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