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Re: DRC - detecting acute angles

 

Thanks, that link's a helpful starting point.
Josh

On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 7:40 PM Seth Hillbrand <seth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Please have a look over the open issues on GitLab.  Until the new DRC code
> has been merged into master, it's not a good candidate for a new developer.
>
> Here's a link with open issues for the feature-freeze that have not yet
> been assigned.  Please do note that any feature-development work should
> have a documented implementation plan that the lead developers sign off on
> before you begin coding.  This can help to avoid problems where you do a
> lot of work that doesn't get accepted because it doesn't fit in the larger
> plan.
>
>
> https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&milestone_title=6.0%20Feature%20Freeze&assignee_id=None
>
> I would also strongly encourage you (as we do for all developers starting
> to work on KiCad) to look at fixing small issues first.  They are not
> nearly as appealing as a feature implementation but they are more
> manageable and will help you learn the general layout and workings of the
> system.
>
> Best-
> Seth
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> On 2020-07-17 16:13, Joshua Redstone wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I was wondering what's the state of the pcbnew DRC work and what are the
> todos left to be done?
> I have a bit of time while waiting for a board to be assembled. I was
> thinking of exploring DRC changes to either detect acute angles in copper
> or detect silkscreen text that intersects vias / pads, but I'm also curious
> to know what else needs doing.
> Cheers,
> Josh
>
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