Hello everyone
I have a problem with managing the shape of the Rule Area. Some parts I don’t want to be a rectangle.
I want to have a curve or other shapes. But the tool can only draw a rectangle shape.
Is there a solution?
Is there a solution?
Reduce your requirements. The “Add rule area” tool is only capable of drawing straight lines.
Three possible workflows if you really want more complicated shapes:
- inbuild tools
- draw a polygone with the “graphic polygone” tool.
- select that polygone → RMB-click → context menu → Shape modification → fillet lines
- select all the lines → RMB-click → context menu → create from selection → Create rule area from selection
- use external program (for even more complicated shapes)
- draw the wanted rule area shape in your preferred mechanical CAD program, save as dxf or svg
- make sure that the shape is a closed shape
- try to not use the most advanced cad tool features (or simplify geometry at the end), as kicad don’t import all dxf features.
- File–>import graphic–> import the external shape
- select the shape → RMB-click → context menu → create from selection → Create rule area from selection
- approximate the wanted shape with short straight line segments (needs more work from you at drawing time).
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