Generate circular area/zone

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Hi all,

Please find a tools to create circular zone in pcbnew.

  • Select a component. This composent will be used as center of the
    circular zone. If no component is selected, the origin (0,0) will be
    used as center.

  • Select “Create a circular zone” in the Tools menu, choose the
    radius and the type of zone (normal or keep out).

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  • A circular zone will be created. Select it to change properties:

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  • Refill the area (B hotkey) then the circular zone is ready.

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This python plugin is available in https://github.com/jsreynaud/kicad-action-scripts

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is the number of segments still restricted by the zone code (ie. 16/32 per 90deg) or does your custom zone outline enable more segments?

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For the moment I put a static number of segments to 100… It’s arbitrary :slight_smile:

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Can you make that value accessible via the GUI upon creating the zone please?
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Yes, it’s on github now… You can choice the value you want in the interface directly…

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