KiKit places vcuts at wrong position

[greenscreenflicker]

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

KiCAD version

8.0.5

Operating system

Windows 11

Description

Kikit places vcuts at obviously wrong position.

Steps to Reproduce

Use panalizing command with PCB Send via email and observe same error

kikit panelize --layout "grid; rows: 1; cols: 5; space: 20mm; rotation: 90deg;" --tabs "fixed; hwidth: 10mm; vwidth: 60mm" --cuts "vcuts" --post "millradius: 0.3mm" --source "tolerance: 20mm" ../acpd_v1.kicad_pcb panel.kicad_pcb

[yaqwsx]

Well, where should they be placed, in your opinion? Please draw a picture.

I think the V-cuts are placed in the right position - where your tab meets the original PCB edge. I would say that your positioning of tabs in combination with V-cuts doesn't make sense.

[greenscreenflicker]

There the vcuts should be placed.

[yaqwsx]

If the V-cuts were placed as you suggest, then the shape of PCB change as well. As I already said, I think the problem is in the position of you tabs. Please, have a look at the panel in the 3D Viewer - you will see the placement of the tabs makes no sense in this context. Please, place the tabs via manual annotation and everything will be as you expect.

[yaqwsx]

Based on your experience, I implemented a check if a V-cut damages the original PCBs in f972993dfdda8c17ce18ecde25d674b7c9391dad. The error message should clearly say what is the problem and suggest actions the user can take.