I am just now trying to play with a python script. I want to set the active layer through the script. Is is possible? How can I achieve that?
By activate, I meant the same behavior as clicking the layer with the mouse in the Layers List.
qu1ck
August 18, 2020, 8:47pm
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I don’t think there is an API for that. But if you are brave enough you can always have your script find the ui widget responsible and emulate a click on it. See this for example of such shenanigans:
# Layer View Set.py
# https://github.com/HiGregSmith/LayerViewSet
# https://github.com/HiGregSmith/LayerViewSet/blob/master/README.md
#
# A gui for saving, loading view sets as well as interacting with a stack
# of view sets for changing which layers are viewed within KiCad.
#
# Because of a bug in KiCad, you must currently switch views from and back
# to OpenGL to see the effect of layerviewset on the checkboxes and layers.
#
#
# INSTALLATION
#
# LayerViewSet is a ActionPlugin and is installed similar to other Action Plugins.
# Place the layerviewset.py file in
# C:\Program Files\KiCad\share\kicad\scripting\plugins
# Or the equivalent in MacOS or Linux
# (there may be a user-level directory for such files, but I am not aware of it at the moment.)
# Within KiCad pcbnew, select the Tools > External Plugins > Refresh Plugins
#
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Yeah, thank you. I was trying to get something from this script before.
system
November 17, 2020, 1:26pm
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