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[Andrew Zonenberg <azonenberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I guess the other question is, do we even *want* to be doing this check?
It's not the 1980s anymore.

At the very least it should be able to be disabled for those of us who
aren't working with a PCB shop stuck in last century.

https://resources.ema-eda.com/blog/are-acid-traps-still-a-problem-for-pcbs-in-2019

https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/115653/are-acid-traps-real-2014

https://resources.altium.com/p/7-common-misconceptions-about-pcb-design

https://www.nwengineeringllc.com/article/right-angle-pcb-traces-its-time-to-kill-the-myths.php

Andrew

On 7/20/20 8:29 AM, Tomasz Wlostowski 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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