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I discovered it worked for: polygons, vias and traces but footprints did not stick. Got an error message "Couldn't bind a layer of subcircuit TODO while placing it.

Since there is TODO I expect it is not yet implemented.



On Thu, 22 Jun 2017 20:27:30 +0200 (CEST)
gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> the main focus of the current development cycle of pcb-rnd is implementing 
> subcircuits. The first step was to extend the internal model so that it 
> has subcircuits which can host any kind of object on any layer.
> 
> The following ~2 minutes video demonstrates how it works with a 
> subcircuit that has copper traces, copper polygons and a solder mask 
> cutout polygon (a "distributed element filter"):
> 
> https://archive.org/details/pcb-rnd-subc-filter
> 
> Thanks to Erich, the video has audio narration this time.
> 
> The first version of subcircuits supports grouping arbitrary 
> drawing primitives.
> 
> There's a long way to go, and it will take months to reach our goals. As I 
> wrote in the previous mail on this topic, the subcircuits effort means
> finally cleaning up the internal data structures, which long term will:
> 
> - lead to storing our data in a real tree (hierarchy)
> 
> - replace elements and all related special casing with generic, "can
> host anything" composite objects - no more "why can't I draw a silk 
> polygon in my footprint" kind of problems.
> 
> 
> *** REQUEST FOR TESTING ***
> 
> We are looking for testers to make sure subcircuits work properly. If you 
> are interested in this feature, please join our irc channel on server 
> repo.hu, port 6667, channel #pcb-rnd ; we stopped organizing test sprints, 
> because there's life on that channel almost 24/7. Just join any time, say 
> hello. If noone answers immediately please be patient, we still have a 
> 3..4 hour blind spot a day when most of the team is away.
> 
> 
> If you think you can contribute in making more tutorial videos, with 
> video recording, cutting, narrating, writing subtitles and annotations, 
> please contact us.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Igor2