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[Joshua Redstone <redstone@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tom,
Thanks for the suggestion - that sounds like a fun problem. But I just
started working on named groups (after an email exchange with Seth).
Cheers,
Josh


On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 11:29 AM Tomasz Wlostowski <
tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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