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[Tomasz Wlostowski <tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx>]

On 18/07/2020 23:47, Joshua Redstone wrote:
> Thanks, that link's a helpful starting point.
> Josh

Hi Joshua,

If you could figure out the algorithm for robust acute angle detection
(your input is a set of BOARD_ITEMs), I can integrate it with the new
KiCad DRC engine.

Tom


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