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Subject: Re: [geda-user] PCB, import of traces and vias from a file
From: Stefan Salewski <mail AT ssalewski DOT de>
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Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 18:44:42 +0100
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On Mon, 2013-11-18 at 12:20 -0500, DJ Delorie wrote:
> > But the imported traces seems to appear at an arbitrary position, maybe
> > related to the current position of the mouse pointer on screen.
> 
> Right, the cursor position records the cut/paste spot.  When you
> paste, it puts that spot under the crosshair.  If you use a script or
> action to do the pasting, you can specify the coordinates.
> 
>   "PasteBuffer(AddSelected|Clear|1..MAX_BUFFER)\n"
>   "PasteBuffer(Rotate, 1..3)\n"
>   "PasteBuffer(Convert|Save|Restore|Mirror)\n"
>   "PasteBuffer(ToLayout, X, Y, units)";

Yes, seems to work perfectly:

LoadFrom(LayoutToBuffer, h.pcb)

PasteBuffer(ToLayout, 0, 0, mil)

Thanks.