- created a new App Tool named Drilling Tool where I will move the drilling out of the Excellon UI

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ CHANGELOG for FlatCAM beta
 - Isolation Tool - fixed to work with selection of tools in the Tool Table (previously it always used all the tools in the Tool Table)
 - Tools Database - added a context menu action to Save the changes to the database even if it's not in the Administration mode
 - Tool Isolation - fixed a UI minor issue: 'forced rest' checkbox state at startup was always enabled
+- started working in moving the Excellon drilling in its own Application Tool
+- created a new App Tool named Drilling Tool where I will move the drilling out of the Excellon UI
 
 14.06.2020
 

appGUI/MainGUI.py

@@ -926,6 +926,8 @@ class MainGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
             QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/paint20_1.png'), _("Paint Tool"))
         self.isolation_btn = self.toolbartools.addAction(
             QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/iso_16.png'), _("Isolation Tool"))
+        self.drill_btn = self.toolbartools.addAction(
+            QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/drill16.png'), _("Drilling Tool"))
         self.toolbartools.addSeparator()
 
         self.panelize_btn = self.toolbartools.addAction(
@@ -2075,6 +2077,8 @@ class MainGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
             QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/paint20_1.png'), _("Paint Tool"))
         self.isolation_btn = self.toolbartools.addAction(
             QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/iso_16.png'), _("Isolation Tool"))
+        self.drill_btn = self.toolbartools.addAction(
+            QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/drill16.png'), _("Drilling Tool"))
         self.toolbartools.addSeparator()
 
         self.panelize_btn = self.toolbartools.addAction(

appTools/__init__.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from appTools.ToolCutOut import CutOut
 from appTools.ToolNCC import NonCopperClear
 from appTools.ToolPaint import ToolPaint
 from appTools.ToolIsolation import ToolIsolation
+from appTools.ToolDrilling import ToolDrilling
 
 from appTools.ToolOptimal import ToolOptimal
 

app_Main.py

@@ -1329,6 +1329,7 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
         self.ncclear_tool = None
         self.paint_tool = None
         self.isolation_tool = None
+        self.drilling_tool = None
 
         self.optimal_tool = None
         self.transform_tool = None
@@ -1929,6 +1930,10 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
         self.isolation_tool.install(icon=QtGui.QIcon(self.resource_location + '/iso_16.png'), pos=self.ui.menutool,
                                     before=self.sub_tool.menuAction, separator=True)
 
+        self.drilling_tool = ToolDrilling(self)
+        self.drilling_tool.install(icon=QtGui.QIcon(self.resource_location + '/drill16.png'), pos=self.ui.menutool,
+                                    before=self.sub_tool.menuAction, separator=True)
+
         self.copper_thieving_tool = ToolCopperThieving(self)
         self.copper_thieving_tool.install(icon=QtGui.QIcon(self.resource_location + '/copperfill32.png'),
                                           pos=self.ui.menutool)
@@ -2042,6 +2047,7 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
         ui.ncc_btn.triggered.connect(lambda: self.ncclear_tool.run(toggle=True))
         ui.paint_btn.triggered.connect(lambda: self.paint_tool.run(toggle=True))
         ui.isolation_btn.triggered.connect(lambda: self.isolation_tool.run(toggle=True))
+        ui.drill_btn.triggered.connect(lambda: self.drilling_tool.run(toggle=True))
 
         ui.panelize_btn.triggered.connect(lambda: self.panelize_tool.run(toggle=True))
         ui.film_btn.triggered.connect(lambda: self.film_tool.run(toggle=True))

defaults.py

@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ class FlatCAMDefaults:
 
         # Excellon Options
         "excellon_operation": "drill",
+        "excellon_tool_order": 'rev',
         "excellon_milling_type": "drills",
 
         "excellon_milling_dia": 0.8,