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swill / kb_builder

A stand alone keyboard CAD generation tool based on FreeCAD.
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Add hidden layer to plate DXF containing switch boundaries #2

Closed tylert closed 4 years ago

tylert commented 9 years ago

Would it be worthwhile/possible to add a second hidden layer to the DXF file containing the boundaries of each switch?

swill commented 9 years ago

I am not sure you can export a hidden layer in a dxf. I don't know how that would work. I could potentially export a freecad native file with that data, but why would you even want that data? On Aug 31, 2015 10:02 PM, "Tyler Tidman" notifications@github.com wrote:

Would it be worthwhile/possible to add a second hidden layer to the DXF file containing the boundaries of each switch?

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/swill/kb_builder/issues/2.

tylert commented 9 years ago

Well, I have seen quite a few plate designs that also showed the switch boundaries like http://i.imgur.com/3Kgmwum.png. I assumed that this was something that was somewhat common (but I am still in the process of learning).

I know that LibreCAD will allow you to save a layer in the hidden state. However, I do not know if it is possible to do this easily programmatically.

If you feel that this feature enhancement is not valuable, I would be happy to close it.

swill commented 9 years ago

It is not trivial to add to this tool, but it is much easier for me to add to the current prod tool as I am working with a 2D vector drawing as my base rather than a 3D solid (which this tool is based on).

On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 10:36 PM, Tyler Tidman notifications@github.com wrote:

Well, I have seen quite a few plate designs that also showed the switch boundaries like http://i.imgur.com/3Kgmwum.png. I assumed that this was something that was somewhat common (but I am still in the process of learning).

I know that LibreCAD will allow you to save a layer in the hidden state. However, I do not know if it is possible to do this easily programmatically.

If you feel that this feature enhancement is not valuable, I would be happy to close it.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/swill/kb_builder/issues/2#issuecomment-136557154.