Set a trace highlighted with python

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Does anybody know how to set an element of the current board ( e.g. a trace) highlighted with a python script?

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You might be able to by using pcbnew.TRACK.Draw and providing it with the GR_HIGHLIGHT parameter for the draw mode.

Here is the documentation for the function in python: http://ci.kicad.org/job/kicad-doxygen/ws/build/pcbnew/doxygen-python/html/classpcbnew_1_1TRACK.html#a04b62497ef6b4474bddc1e5f4bb13f73

I’m not very familiar with the python stuff, but hopefully this sets you on the right path.

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That might work in legacy mode. In GAL, you want to get at a KIGFX::RENDER_SETTINGS instance and call SetHighlight(true, netcode); on it - unfortunately, this class doesn’t seem to exist in the Python library.

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