On 2020-06-11 08:35, Jeff Young wrote:
>> On 11 Jun 2020, at 16:16, Wayne Stambaugh <stambau...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> If not, we
>> need to create one to make sure we have it well defined before any
>> implementation can be done.
>
> Just to be clear: I'm not looking at implementing it. But I'd need to know
> what direction we were moving in *if* I were to implement a WYSIWYG custom
> pad editor.
>
> If we're going to allow a shape per layer, then it pretty much needs to be a
> repurposed PCB_BASE_FRAME. If we're going to do something like Altium then
> we probably just want a canvas with shape tools and the point editor.
Hi Jeff-
I think I'd vote for us doing something like Altium and allow the shape
to be assigned to one or multiple layers (outside of the shape editor).
In that sense, I think we can use just the canvas with tools/editor.
Once the shape is defined in this editor, we could allow it to be named
and used in multiple padstacks and multiple layers. This makes a
clearer mapping to the various file formats that do implement padstacks.
-Seth
Seth Hillbrand
KiCad Services Corporation
https://www.kipro-pcb.com
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