Entering "Add Filled Zone" with pre-settings by script

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Dear all,
in my layouts i want to draw many zone polygones.
When pressing button “Add Filed Zone” (Ctrl+Shift+Z) KiCad confronts me with the first
click on the board with a pop-up “Copper Zone Properties”.

Ok, i do my settings, then draw. No problem.
But when i start with the 2nd Zone drawing it promts me again “Copper Zone Properties”.

“Copper Zone Properties” completely reset, not remembering my previous selection.
Need to do my setting-adjustments again and again.

1.) Idea
I would like to have a plugin, when activating it should:

  • do my Zone drawing settings like programmed
  • send the Board-Gui right away into drawing mode without any additional prompt.

Just click on plugin and draw, click on plugin and draw…

2.)Idea

  • Doing one"Copper Zone Properties" settings
  • Settings are permanetly saved in KiCad
  • Pressing “Add Filed Zone” (Ctrl+Shift+Z) directly enters drawing without pop-up promt

Do you have any ideas if and how this can be implemented?

Thanks for your advice.

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You can also simply copy your “preset zone”. Use the INS-key to add additional corners and when ready just assign a new net (and priority) if necessary.

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adding corner points is also too much effort, as i have to add many.
Further i need keyboard and mouse.

Question is really about:
pressing a plugin button (Zone settings are automatically configured), no pop up, just draw.

Click-> draw-> click draw …

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I thought there was a way to copy zone properties to another zone, but I could not find it.

Maybe I am mistaken with the pad properties in the footprint editor. Pad properties can be copied to the “default”, and then also to other pads. Do you thing that will solve your issue (without need for a plugin). It may be worth a feature request.