How to use PCB_PLOT_PARAMS SetDrillMarksType in V6.99?

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#1

In V6 I simply passed an integer of 0, 1 or 2 as an argument for PCB_PLOT_PARAMS.SetDrillMarksType( DrillMarksType aVal ), but that’s not possible in V6.99. I get the exception:

TypeError: in method ‘PCB_PLOT_PARAMS_SetDrillMarksType’, argument 2 of type ‘DRILL_MARKS’

I cannot figure out what to set as an argument instead. Feels like I’ve tried everything.

plot_options.SetDrillMarksType(pcbnew.PCB_PLOT_PARAMS.FULL_DRILL_SHAPE) gives me the error:

AttributeError: type object ‘PCB_PLOT_PARAMS’ has no attribute ‘FULL_DRILL_SHAPE’

Same with:
plot_options.SetDrillMarksType(pcbnew.PCB_PLOT_PARAMS.DRILL_MARKS.FULL_DRILL_SHAPE)
And with:
plot_options.SetDrillMarksType(pcbnew.DRILL_MARKS.FULL_DRILL_SHAPE)

I’ve tried looking in the source code to figure out how to use the DRILL_MARKS enum, but I’m really not a software developer and I cannot figure out which class it belongs to.

#2

It doesn’t belong to any class, it just isn’t exported in swig so the answer to the topic is “you can’t”.

Not until this lands :wink:

#3

Awesome! Thanks a lot! That certainly explains my problems :smile:

#4

@albin I just (8:02 CET) looked into the commits: it’s done.

GitHubDesktop_jZrIZ7KpNN

#5

Yea, this was even quicker (pun intended) than usual. :smile: I didn’t even have to report a bug. I will test it layer today, as soon as it’s included in a nightly build for windows. I don’t have the environment set up for compiling KiCad atm.

#6

Presumably tomorrow’s nightly.

#7

I’ve installed todays nightly build which should contain this fix. It’s built from commit aa537fe5, one commit after this fix (25688eb7).

But I’m still unable to use this enum. Probably because I don’t have a clue what I’m doing when I don’t have the Doxygen docs to look up things. :wink:

I’ve tried these without any luck:
pcbnew.DRILL_MARKS.FULL_DRILL_SHAPE
pcbnew.PCB_PLOT_PARAMS.FULL_DRILL_SHAPE
pcbnew.PCB_PLOT_PARAMS.DRILL_MARKS.FULL_DRILL_SHAPE

What’s the correct way to use this enum?

#8

But it’s there:

devenv_bZy3U79xtj

#9

Yes, but how do I use it in Python?

pcbnew.DRILL_MARKS.FULL_DRILL_SHAPE gives me:

AttributeError: type object ‘PCBNEW’ has no attribute ‘DRILL_MARKS’

Or something very similar.

#11

It will show up as <enum_name>_<value> e.g. pcbnew.DRILL_MARKS_FULL_DRILL_SHAPE

If it’s not there that means the nightly doesn’t have the fix yet.

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#12

Thank you! That I haven’t tried. I’ll test tomorrow.

#13

That certainly did the trick! Thanks again!