KiKit produces strange outline

yaqwsx / KiKit

Automation tools for KiCAD

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KiKit produces strange outline #750

Open greenscreenflicker opened 3 weeks ago

greenscreenflicker commented 3 weeks ago

Prerequisites

[X] I have read FAQ
[X] I have searched existing issues (including closed ones)
[X] I use KiKit at least version 1.6.0 (older version are not supported)

KiKit version

kikit, version 1.6.0

KiCAD version

8.0.5

Operating system

Windows

Description

KiKit produces a wired outline, similar to #749

Steps to Reproduce

Run the script I send you by email. grafik

yaqwsx commented 3 weeks ago

Meanwhile, there is a bug in the full-width tab generator, I believe you don't want to use it. If it worked correctly, this is the expected output:

Screenshot from 2024-10-15 20-22-38

It will add extra material on the edge where you don't want it. I think this case is best handled either:

by using fixed tabs with 1 horizontal tabs and zero vertical ones of width of 42 mm, or
(especially if the layout would be asymetrical) by a hand placed annotation of two 42 mm tabs on the left and right side.

greenscreenflicker commented 3 weeks ago

@yaqwsx, thank you for the hint with fixed tab with, that will solve my problem for now and is a valid workarround. if you can fix the full tab issue anyway, it would be great.

I discovered that if the vtab is too large, it produces an error see #751