FlatCAM: 2D Computer-Aided PCB Manufacturing
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(c) 2014-2016 Juan Pablo Caram
FlatCAM is a program for preparing CNC jobs for making PCBs on a CNC router.
Among other things, it can take a Gerber file generated by your favorite PCB
CAD program, and create G-Code for Isolation routing.
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28.12.2019
- updated all the translations files
- fixed the big mouse cursor in OpenGL(3D) graphic mode to get the set color
- fixed the cursor to have the set color and set cursor width in the Legacy(2D) graphic engine
- in Legacy(2D) graphic mode fixed the cursor toggle when the big cursor is activated
- in Legacy(2D) fixed big mouse cursor to snap to the grid
- RELEASE 8.991
27.12.2019
- updated the POT file and the translation files for German, Spanish and French languages
- fixed some typos
26.12.2019
- modified the ToolDB class and changed some strings
- Preferences classes now have access to the App attributes through app.setup_obj_classes() method
- moved app.setup_obj_classes() upper in the App.__init__()
- added a new Preferences setting allowing to modify the mouse cursor color
- remade the GUI in Preferences -> General grouping the settings in a more clear way
- made available the Jump To function in Excellon Editor
- added a clean_up() method in all the Editor Tools that need it, to be run when aborting using the ESC key
- fixed an error in the Gerber parser; it did not took into consideration the aperture size declared before the beginning of a Gerber region. Detected for Gerber files generated by KiCAD 5.x
- in Panelize Tool made sure that for Gerber objects if one of the apertures is without geometry then it is ignored
- further modifications in Preferences -> General GUI
- further modifications in Preferences -> General GUI - extended the changes
- in Legacy(2D) graphic engine made to work the mouse color change
- theme changing is no longer auto-reboot upon change; it require now to press a button
- cleaned the Preferences classes and added the signals and signal slots in those classes, removing them from the main app class
- each FlatCAM object found in Preferences has it's own set of controls for changing the colors
- added a set of gray icons to be used when the theme is complete dark (for now it is useful only for MacOS with dark theme because at the moment the app is not styled to dark UI except the plot area)
25.12.2019
- fixed an issue in old default file detection and in saving the factory defaults file
- in Preferences window removed the Import/Export Preferences buttons because they are redundant with the entries in the File -> Menu -> Backup. and added a button to Restore Defaults
- when in Basic mode the Tool type of the tool in the Geometry UI Tool Table after isolating a Gerber object is automatically selected as 'C1'
- let the multiprocessing Pool have as many processes as needed
- added a new Preferences setting allowing a custom mouse line width (to make it thicker or thinner)
- changed the extension of the Tool Database file to FlatDB for easy recognition (in the future double clicking such a file might import the new tools in the FC database)
24.12.2019
- edited some icons so they don't contain white background
- fixed an incorrect usage of object in the app.select_objects() method
- fixed a typo in ToolDB.on_tool_add()
23.12.2019
- some fixes in the Legacy(2D) graphic mode regarding the possibility of changing the color of the Gerber objects
- added a method to darken the outline color for Gerber objects when they have the color set
- when Printing as PDF Gerber objects now the rendered color is the print color
- speed up the plotting in OpenGL(3D) graphic mode
- speed up the color setting for Gerber object when using the OpenGL(3D) graphic mode
- setting color for Gerber objects work on a selection of Gerber objects
- ~~when the selection is changed in the Project Tree the selection shape on canvas is deleted~~
- if an object is selected on Project Tree and it does not have the selection shape drawn, first click on canvas over it will draw the selection shape
- in Tool Transform added a new feature named 'Buffer'. For Geometry and Gerber objects will create (and replace) a geometry at a distance from the original geometry and for Excellon will adjust the Tool diameters
- solved issue #355 - when the tool diameter field in the Edit → Preferences → Geometry → Geometry General → Tools → Tool dia is only one the app failed to read it
- solved issue #356 - in Tools DB can not be added more than one tool if a translation is active
- some changes related to the fact that the geometry default tool diameter value can be comma separated string of tool diameters
22.12.2019
- added a new option for the Gerber objects: on the project context menu now can be chosen a color for the selected Gerber object
- fixed issue in Gerber UI where a label was not hidden when in Basic mode
- added the color parameters of the objects to the serializable attributes
- fixed Gerber object color set for Legacy(2D) graphic engine; glitch on the OpenGL(3D) graphic engine
- fixed the above mentioned glitch in the OpenGL(3D) graphic engine when an Gerber object has been set with a color
21.12.2019
- fixed a typo in Distance Tool
20.12.2019
- fixed a rare issue in the generation of non-copper-region geometry started from the Gerber Object UI (selected tab)
- Print function is now printing a PDF file for a selection of objects in the colors from canvas
- added an icon in the infobar that will show more clearly the status of the grid snapping
- in Geometry Object UI (selected tab) when a tool type is changed from no matter what to V-shape, the cut_z value is saved and when the tool type is changed back to something different than V-shape, this saved cut-z value is restored
- fixed re-cut length entry not staying disabled when the re-cut cb is not checked
19.12.2019
- in 2-Sided Tool added a way to calculate the bounding box values for a selection of objects, and also the centroid
- in 2-Sided Tool fixed the Reset Tool button handler to reset the bounds value too; changed a string
- added Preferences values for PDF margins when saving text in Code Editor as PDF
- when clicking Cancel in Preferences now the values are reverted to what they used to be before opening Preferences tab and start changing values
- starting to work to a general Print function; for now it will generate PDF files; currently it works only for one object not for a selection
- added shortcut key CTRL+P for printing to PDF method
18.12.2019
- added new parameters to improve Gerber parsing
- small optimizations in the Preferences UI
- the Jump To function reference is now saving it's last used value
- added the ability to use the Jump To method in the Gerber Editor
- improved the loading of Config File by using the advanced code editor
- fixed a bug in the new feature 'extra buffering'
- fixed the creation of CNCJob objects out of multigeo Geometry objects (objects with multiple tools)
- optimized the NCC Tool
17.12.2019
- more optimizations in NCC Tool
- optimizations in Paint Tool
- maximum range for Cut Z is now zero to deal with the situation when using V-shape with tip-dia same value with cut width
- modified QValidator in FCDoubleSpinner() GUI element to allow entering the minus sign when the range maximum is set as 0.0; also for positive numbers allowed entering the symbol plus
- made sure that if in Gerber UI the isolation is made with a V-Shape tool then the tool type is automatically updated on the generated Geometry Object
- added ability to save the Source File as PDF (still have to adjust the page size)
- fixed the generate_from_geometry_2() method to use the default values in case the parameters are None
- added ability to save the Source File as PDF - fixed page size and added line breaks
- more mods to generate_from_geometry_2() method
- fixed bug saving the FlatCAM project saying the file is used by another application
- fixed issue #347 - a Gerber generated by Sprint Layout with copper pour ON will not have rendered the copper pour
16.12.2019
- in Geometry Editor added support for Jump To function such as that it works within the Editor Tools themselves. For now it works only in absolute jumps
- modified the Jump To method such that now allows relative jump from the current mouse location
- fixed the Defaults upgrade overwriting the new version number with the old one
- fixed issue with clear_polygon3() - the one who makes 'lines' and fixed the NCC Tool
- some small changes in the FlatCAMGeometry.on_tool_add() method
- made sure that in Geometry Editor the self.app.mouse attribute is updated with the current mouse position (x, y)
- updated the preprocessor files
- fixed the HPGL preprocessor
- fixed the CNCJob geometry created with HPGL preprocessor
- fixed GCode generated with HPGL preprocessor to output only integer coordinates
- fixed the HPGL2 import parsing for absolute linear movements
- fixed the line endings for setup_ubuntu.sh
15.12.2019
- fixed a bug that created a crash in special conditions; it's related to the QSettings in FlatCAMGui.py
- added a script to remove the bad profiles from resource pictures. From here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22745076/libpng-warning-iccp-known-incorrect-srgb-profile/43415650, link mentioned by @camellan (Andrey Kultyapov)
- prepared the application for usage of dark icons in case of using the dark theme
- updated the languages
- fixed a typo
- fixed layout on first launch of the app
- fixed some issues with the recent preparation for dark icons resource usage
- added a new preprocessor file contributed by Daniel Friderich and added fixes for it
- modified the export_gcode() method and the preprocessors such that the preprocessors now have the information if to include the gcode header
- updated all the translation PO files and the POT file
- RELEASE 8.99
14.12.2019
- finished the strings update in the Google-translated Spanish
- finished the strings update in the Google-translated French
13.12.2019
- HPGL2 import: added support for circles, arcs and 3-point arcs. Everything works only for absolute coordinates.
- removed the .plt extension from Gcode extensions
- some strings updated; update on the Romanian translate
- more strings updated; finished the Romanian translation update
- some work in updating the Spanish Google-translation
- small updates (Google Translate) in Russian and Brazilian-PT languages
12.12.2019
- finished the Calibration Tool
- changed the Scale Entry in Object UI to FCEntry() GUI element in order to allow expressions to be entered. E.g: 1/25.4
- some small changes in the Scale button handler in FlatCAMObj() class
- added option to save objects as PDF files in File -> Save menu
- optimized the FlatCAMGerber.clear_plot_apertures() method
- some changes in the ObjectUI and for the Geometry UI
- finished a very rough and limited HPGL2 file import
11.12.2019
- started work in HPGL2 parser
- some more work in Calibration Tool
10.12.2019
- small changes in the Geometry UI
- now extracut option in the Geometry Object will recut as many points as many they are within the specified re-cut length
- if extracut_length is zero then the extracut will cut up until the first point in path no matter what the distance is
- in Gerber isolation, when selection mode is checked, now area selection works too
- in CNCJob UI, now the CNCJob objects made out of Excellon objects will display their CNC tools (drill bits)
- fixed a cumulative error when using the Tool Offset for Excellon objects
- added the display of the real depth of cut (cut z + offset_z) for CNC tools made out of an Excellon object
- for OpenGL graphic mode added a fit_view() execution on canvas initialization
- fixed Excellon scaling the UI values
- replaced the SpindleSpeed entry with a FCSpinner() GUI element; if speed is set to 0 it will amount to None
9.12.2019
- updated the border for fit view on OpenGL graphic mode
- Calibration Tool - added preferences values
- Calibration Tool - more work on it
- reverted this change: "selected object in Project used to ask twice for UI build" because it will not build the UI when a tab is closed for Document object and the object is selected
- fixed issue after Geometry object edit; the GCode made from an edited object did not reflect the changes in the object
- in Object UI, the Scale FCDoubleSpinner will no longer work for Return key press due of issues of unwanted scaling on focusOut event
- in FlatCAMGeometry fixed the scale and offset methods to always process the self.solid_geometry
- Calibration Tool - finished the calibrated object creation method
- updated the POT file
- fixed an error in the German PO file
- updated the languages PO files
- some fixes on the app.jump_to() method
- made sure that the ToolFilm will not start saving a file if there are no objects loaded
- some fixes on the app.jump_to() method for the Legacy(2D) graphic mode
8.12.2019
- Calibrate Tool - rearranged the GUI
- in Geometry UI made sure that the Label that points to the Tool parameters show clearly that those parameters apply only for the selected tool
- fixed an small issue in Object UI
- small fixes: selected object in Project used to ask twice for UI build; if scale factor in Object UI is 1 do nothing as there is no point in scaling with a factor of 1
- in Geometry UI added a button that allow updating all the tools in the Tool Table with the current values in the UI form
- updated Tcl commands to make use of either 0 or False for False value or 1 or True for True in case of a parameter with type Bool
7.12.2019
- renamed Calibrate Excellon Tool to a simpler Calibrate Tool
- Calibrate Tool - when generating verification GCode it will always load into an Editor from which it can be edited and/or saved. On save the editor will close.
- updated the CNCJob and Drillcncjob Tcl Commands to use 0 and 1 as values for the parameters that are stated as of bool type, beside the normal keywords of False and True
- Calibrate Tool - working on it
6.12.2019
- fixed the toggle_units() method so now the grid values are accurate to the decimal
- cleaned up the Excellon parser and fixed some bugs (old and new); Excellon parser has it's own convert_units() method no longer inheriting from Geometry
- in Excellon UI fixed bug that did not allow editing of the Offset Z parameter from the Tool table
- in Properties Tool added new information's for the tools in the CNCjob objects
- few bugs solved regarding the newly created empty objects
- changed everywhere the name "postprocessor" with "preprocessor"
- updated the preprocessor files in the toolchange section in order to avoid a graphical representation of travel lines glitch
- fixed a GUI glitch in the Excellon tool table
- added units to some of the parameters in the Properties Tool
5.12.2019
- in NCC Tool, the new Geometry object that is created on copper clear now has the solid_geometry attribute where the geometry is stored not only in the obj.tools attribute
- Copper Thieving Tool - added units label for the pattern plated area
- Properties Tool - added a new parameter, the copper area which show the area of the copper features for the Gerber objects
- Copper Thieving Tool - added a default value for the mask clearance when generating pattern plating mask
- application wide change: introduced the precision parameters in Edit -> Preferences who will control how many decimals to use in the app parameters
- changed the FCDoubleSpinner, FCSpinner and FCEntry GUI elements to allow passing an alignment value: left, right or center (not yet available in the app)
- fixed the GUI of the Geometry Editor Tool Transform and adapted it to use the precision setting
- updated Gerber Editor to use the precision setting and the Gerber Editor Transform Tool to use the FCDoubleSpinner GUI element
- in Properties Tool added more information's regarding the Excellon tools, about travelled distance and job time; fixed issues when doing Properties on the CNCjob objects
- TODO: I need to solve the mess in units conversion: it's too convoluted
4.12.2019
- made sure that if an older preferences file is detected then there are no errors and only the parameters that are currently active are loaded; the factory defaults file is deleted and recreated in the new format
- in Preferences added a new button: 'Close' to close the Preferences window without saving
- fixed bug in FCSpinner and FCDoubleSpinner GUI elements, that are now the main GUI element in FlatCAM, that made partial selection difficult
- updated the Paint Tool in Geometry Editor to use the FCDoubleSpinner
- added the possibility for suffix presence on the FCSpinner and FCDoubleSpinner GUI Elements
- added the '%' symbol for overlap fields; I still need to divide the content by 100 to get the original (0 ... 1) value
- fixed the overlap parameter all over the app to reflect the change to percentage
- in Copper Thieving Tool added the display of the patterned plated area (approximate area)
- Copper Thieving Tool - updated the way plated area is calculated making it a bit more precise but still it is a bit bigger than the actual area
- fixed the Copy Object function to copy also the source_file content
- Copper Thieving Tool - when the clearance value for the pattern plating mask is negative it will be applied to the origin soldermask too
- modified the GUI in all tools making the text of the buttons bold and adding a new button named Reset Tool which have to reset the tool GUI and variables (need to check all tools to see if happen)
- when the Tool tab is in focus, clicking on canvas will no longer change the focus to Project tab
- Copper Thieving Tool - when creating the pattern platting mask will make a new Gerber object with it
- small fix in the GUI layout in Gerber Editor
3.12.2019
- in Preferences added an Apply button which apply the modified preferences but does not save to a file, minimizing the file IO operations; CTRL+S key combo does the Apply now.
- updated some of the default values to metric, values that were missed previously
- remade the Gerber Editor way to import an Gerber object into the editor in such a way to use the multiprocessing
- various small fixes
- fix for toggle grid lines updating canvas only after moving the mouse (hack, actually)
- some changes in the UI layout in Cutout Tool
- added some geometry parameters in Cutout Tool as a convenience, to be passed to the generated Geometry objects
2.12.2019
- fixed issue #343; updated the Image Tool
- improvements in Importing SVG as Gerber - added an automatic source generation (it is not infallible)
- a hack to import correctly the QRCode exported as SVG from FlatCAM
- added 3 new tcl commands: export dxf, export excellon and export gerber
- added a Cancel button in Tools DB when requesting to add a tool in the Geometry Tool Table
- modified the default values for the METRIC system; the app now starts in the METRIC units since the majority of the world use the METRIC units system
- small changes, updated the estimated release date
- Tool Copper Thieving - added pattern plating mask generation feature
28.11.2019
- small fixes in NCC Tool and in the FlatCAMGeometry class
27.11.2019
- in Tool Film added the page size and page orientation in case of saving the film as PDF file
- the application workspace has now a lot more options selectable in the Edit -> Preferences -> General -> GUI Preferences
- updated the drawing of the workspace such that the application overall start time is improved and after first turn on of the workspace, toggling it will have no performance penalty
- updated the workspace functions to work in Legacy(2D) graphic mode
- adjusted the selection color transparency for the Legacy(2D) graphic mode because it was too transparent for the fill
26.11.2019
- updated the Film Tool to allow exporting PDF and PNG file (besides the SVG file)
25.11.2019
- In Gerber isolation changed the UI
- in Gerber isolation added the option to selectively isolate only certain polygons
- made some optimizations in FlatCAMGerber.isolate() method
- updated the 'single' isolation of Gerber polygons to remove the polygon if clicked on it and it is already in the list of single polygons to be isolated
- clicking to add a polygon when doing Single type isolation will add a blue shape marking the selected polygon, second click will remove that shape
- fixed bugs in Paint Tool when painting single polygon
- in Gerber isolation added the option to selectively isolate only certain polygons - made it to work for Legacy(2D) graphic mode
- remade the Paint Tool - single polygon painting; now it can single paint a list of polygons that are clicked onto (right click will start the actual painting)
23.11.2019
- in Tool Fiducials added a new fiducial type: chess pattern
- work in Calibrate Excellon Tool
- fixed the line numbers in the TextPlainEdit to fit all digits of the line number; activated the line numbers for FlatCAMScript objects too
- line numbers in the TextPlainEdit for the selected line are bold
- made sure that the self.defaults dictionary is deepcopy-ed in the self.options dictionary
- made sure that the units are read from the self.defaults and not from the GUI
- added Robber Bar option to Copper Thieving Tool
22.11.2019
- Tool Fiducials - added GUI in Preferences and entries in self.defaults dict
- Tool Fiducials - updated the source_file object for the modified Gerber files
- working on adding line numbers to the TextPlainEdit
- GCode view now has line numbers
- solved a bug that made selection of objects on canvas impossible if there is an object of type FlatCAMScript or FlatCAMDocument opened
21.11.2019
- Tool Fiducials - finished the part with adding copper fiducials: manual and auto
- Tool Fiducials - added choice of shapes: circular or non-standard cross
- Tool Fiducials - finished the work on adding soldermask openings
- Tool Fiducials - finished the tool
- updated requirements.txt and setup_ubuntu.sh files
20.11.2019
- Tool Fiducials - added the GUI and the shortcut key
- Tool Fiducials - updated the icon
19.11.2019
- removed the f-strings replacing them with the traditional string formatting due of not being supported by older versions of Python 3
- fixed some TclCommands: MillDrills and OpenGerber
- fixed bug in Tool Subtract that did not allow subtracting Gerber objects
- starting to work on Tool Fiducials - created the file
18.11.2019
- finished the Dots and Squares options in the Copper Thieving Tool
- working on the Lines option in Copper Thieving Tool
- finished the Lines option in the Copper Thieving Tool; still have to add threading to maximize performance
- finished Copper Thieving Tool improvements
- working on the Calibrate Excellon Tool - remade the UI
17.11.2019
- optimized the storage of the Gerber mark shapes by making them one layer only
- optimized the Distance Tool such that the distance utility geometry will be shown even when the mark shapes are plotted.
- updated the make_freezed.py file to make sure that all the required files are included
- updated the setup_ubuntu.sh to include the sudo command (courtesy of Krishna Torque on bitbucket)
16.11.2019
- fixed issue #341 that affected both postprocessors that have inlined feedrate: marlin and repetier. THe used feedrate was the Feedrate X-Y and instead had to be Feedrate Z.
15.11.2019
- added all the recognized extensions to the save dialog filters; latest extension used will be preselected next time a save operation occur
- fixed issue #335. The FCDoubleSPinBox (and FCSpinBox) value was not used when the user entered data but just hovered away the mouse expecting the data to be already confirmed
- converted setup_ubuntu.sh to Linux line endings
14.11.2019
- made sure that the 'default' postprocessor file is always loaded first such that this name is always first in the GUI comboboxes
- added a class in GUIElements for a TextEdit box with line numbers and highlight
13.11.2019
- trying to improve the performance of View CNC Code command by using QPlainTextEdit; made the mods for it
- when using the Find function in the TextEditor and the result reach the bottom of the document, the next find will be the first in the document (before it defaulted to the beginning of the document)
- finished improving the show of text files in FlatCAM (CNC Code, Source files)
- fixed an issue in the FlatCAMObj.FlatCAMGerber.convert_units() which needed to be updated after changes elsewhere
12.11.2019
- added two new postprocessor files for ISEL CNC and for BERTA CNC
- clicking on a FCTable GUI element empty space will also clear the focus now
11.11.2019
- in Tools Database added a contextual menu to add/copy/delete tool; CTRL+C, DEL keys work too; key T for adding a tool is now only partially working
- in Tools Database made the status bar messages show when adding/copying/deleting tools in DB
- changed all Except statements that were single to except Exception as recommended in some PEP
- renamed the Copper Fill Tool to Copper Thieving Tool as this is a more appropriate name; started to add ability for more types of copper thieving besides solid
- fixed some issues recently introduced in ParseSVG
- updated POT file
- fixed GUI in 2Sided Tool
- extending the Copper Thieving Tool - wip
9.11.2019
- fixed a new bug that did not allow to open the FlatCAM Preferences files by doubleclick in Windows
- added a new feature: Tools Database for Geometry objects; resolved issue #308
- added tooltips for the Tools Database table headers and buttons
8.11.2019
- updated the make file for frozen executable
7.11.2019
- added the '.ngc' file extension to the GCode Save file dialog filter
- made the 'M2' Gcode command footer optional, default is False (can be set using the TclCommand: set_sys cncjob_footer True)
- added a setting in Preferences to force the GCode output to have the Windows line-endings even for non-Windows OS's
6.11.2019
- the "CRTL+S" key combo when the Preferences Tab is in focus will save the Preferences instead of saving the Project
- fixed bug in the Paint Tool that did not allow choosing a Paint Method that was not Standard
- made sure that in the FlatCAMGeometry.merge() all the source data is deepcopy-ed in the final object
- the font color of the Preferences tab will change to red if settings are not saved and it will revert to default when saved
- fixed issue #333. The Geometry Editor Paint tool was not working and using it resulted in an error
5.11.2019
- added a new setting named 'Allow Machinist Unsafe Settings' that will allow the Travel Z and Cut Z to take both positive and negative values
- fixed some issues when editing a multigeo geometry
4.11.2019
- wip
- getting rid of all the Options GUI and related functions as it is no longer supported
- updated the UI in Geometry UI
- optimized the order of the defaults storage declaration and the update of the Preferences GUI from the defaults
- started to add a Tool Database
3.11.2019
- fixed the V-shape tool diameter calculation in NCC Tool
- in NCC Tool made the new tool dia (circular type) a parameter in Preferences
- fixed a small issue with clicking in a disabled FCDoubleSpinner or FCSpinner still doing a selection
30.10.2019
- converted SolderPaste Tool to usage of SpinBoxes; changed the SolderPaste Tool UI in Preferences too
- fixed a bug in SolderPaste Tool that did not allow to view the GCode
29.10.2019
- a bug fix in Geometry Object
- fixed some missing properties in Tool Calculators
28.10.2019
- in Tools: Paint, NCC and Copper Fill, when using the Area Selection, now the selected areas will stay drawn as markers until the user click RMB
- in legacy2D graphic engine, adding an utility geometry no longer draw the older ones, overwriting them
- fixed some issues in the Gerber Editor (Aperture add was double adding an aperture)
- converted Gerber Editor to usage of SpinBoxes
- working on the Calibrate Excellon Tool
- converted Excellon Editor to usage of SpinBoxes
- Calibrate Excellon Tool: working on self.calculate_factors() method
27.10.2019
- Copper Fill Tool: some PEP8 corrections
26.10.2019
- fixed an error in the FCDoubleSpinner class when FlatCAM is run on system with locale that use the comma as decimal separator
25.10.2019
- QRCode Tool: added ability to add negative QRCodes (perhaps they can be isolated on copper?); added a clear area surrounding the QRCode in case it is dropped on a copper pour (region); fixed the Gerber export
- QRCode Tool: all parameters are hard-coded for now
- small update
- fixed imports in all TclCommands
- fixed the requirements.txt and setup_ubuntu.sh files
- QRCode Tool: change the plot method parameter
- QRCode Tool: added ability to save the generated QRCode as SVG file or PNG file
- QRCode Tool: added the feature to save the PNG file with transparent background
- QRCode Tool: added GUI category in Preferences window
- QRCode Tool: shortcut key for this tool is now ALT+Q while PDF import Tool was relegated to CTRL+Q combo key shortcut
- added a new FlatCAM Tool: Copper Fill Tool. It will pour copper into a Gerber filling all empty space with copper, at a clearance distance of the Gerber features
- Copper Fill Tool: added possibility to select between a bounding box rectangular or convex hull when the reference is the geometry of the source Gerber object
- Copper Fill Tool: cleanup on not regular tool exit
- Copper Fill Tool: added GUI category in Edit -> Preferences window
- QRCode Tool: added a selection limit parameter to control the selection shape vs utility geo
24.10.2019
- added some placeholder texts in the TextBoxes.
- working on QRCode Tool; added the utility geometry and initial functional layout
- working on QRCode Tool; finished adding the QRCode geometry to the selected Gerber object and also finished adding the 'follow' geometry needed when exporting the Gerber object as a Gerber file in addition to the 'solid' geometry in the obj.apertures
- working on QRCode Tool; finished offsetting the geometry both in apertures and in solid_geometry; updated the source_file of the source object
23.10.2019
- QRCode Tool - a SVG object is generated and plotted on screen having the QRCode data
- fixed an import error in Distance Tool
- fixed the Toggle Grid Lines functionality
22.10.2019
- working on the Calibrate Excellon Tool
- finished the GUI layout for the Calibrate Excellon Tool
- start working on QRCode Tool - not working yet
- start working on QRCode Tool - searching for alternatives
21.10.2019
- the context menu for the Tabs in notebook and PlotTabArea is launched now on right mouse click on tabs themselves
- fixed an error when trying to view the source file and there is no object selected
- updated the Objects menu signals so whenever an object is (de)selected in the Project Tab, it's state will reflect the (un)checked state of the actions in the Object menu
- fixed issue in Gerber Object UI of not updating the value of CutZ entry on TipDia or TipAngle entries change. Fixed issue #324
18.10.2019
- fixed a small bug in BETA status change
- updated the About FlatCAM window
- reverted change in tool dia being able to take only positive values in Gerber Object UI
- started to work to a new tool: Calibrate Excellon Tool
- solved the issue #329
18.10.2019
- finished the update on the Google translated Spanish translation.
- updated the new objects icons for Gerber, Geometry and Excellon
- small import problem fixed
- RELEASE 8.98
17.10.2019
- fixed a bug in milling holes due of a message wrongly formatted
- added an translator email address
- finished the update on German Google translation. Part of it was corrected by Jens Karstedt
- finished the update of the Romanian translation.
- finished the Objects menu by adding the ability of actions to be checked so they will show the selected status of the objects and by adding to actions to (de)select all objects
- fixed and optimized the click selection on canvas
- fixed Gerber parsing for very simple Gerber files that have only one Polygon but many LPC zones
- fixed SVG export; fix bug #327
- finished the update on French Google translation.
16.10.2019
- small update to Romanian translation files
15.10.2019
- adjusted the layout in NCC Tool
- fixed bug in Panelization Tool for which in case of Excellon objects, the panel kept a reference to the source object which created issues when moving or disabling/enabling the plots
- cleaned up the module imports throughout the app (the TclCommands are not yet verified)
- removed the styling on the comboboxes cellWidget's in the Tool Tables
- replaced some of the icons that did not looked Ok on the dark theme
- added a new toolbar button for the Copy object functionality
- changed the Panelize tool icon
- corrected some strings
14.10.2019
- modified the result highlight color in Check Rules Tool
- added the Check Rules Tool parameters to the unit conversion list
- converted more of the Preferences entries to FCDoubleSpinner and FCSpinner
- converted all ObjectUI entries to FCDoubleSpinner and FCSpinner
- updated the translation files (~ 89% translation level)
- changed the splash screen as it seems that FlatCAM beta will never be more than beta
- changed some of the signals from returnPressed to editingFinished due of now using the SpinBoxes
- fixed an issue that caused the impossibility to load a GCode file that contained the % symbol even when was loaded in a regular way from the File menu
- re-added the CNC tool diameter entry for the CNCjob object in Selected tab.FCSpinner
- since the CNCjob geometry creation is only useful for graphical purposes and have no impact on the GCode creation I have removed the cascaded union on the GCode geometry therefore speeding up the Gcode display by many factors (perhaps hundreds of times faster)
- added a secondary link in the bookmark manager
- fixed the bookmark manager order of bookmark links; first two links are always protected from deletion or drag-and-drop to other positions
- fixed a whole load of PyQT signal problems generated by recent changes to the usage of SpinBoxes; added a signal returnPressed for the FCSpinner and for FCDoubleSpinner
- fixed issue in Paint Tool where the first added tool was expected to have a float diameter but it was a string
- updated the translation files to the latest state in the app
13.10.2019
- fixed a bug in the Merge functions
- fixed the Export PNG function when using the 2D legacy graphic engine
- added a new capability to toggle the grid lines for both graphic engines: menu link in View and key shortcut combo ALT+G
- changed the grid colors for 3D graphic engine when in Dark mode
- enhanced the Tool Film adding the Film adjustments and added the GUI in Preferences
- set the GUI layout in Preferences for a new category named Tools 2
- added the Preferences for Check Rules Tool and for Optimal Tool and also updated the Film Tool to use the default settings in Preferences
12.10.2019
- fixed the Gerber Parser convert units unnecessary usage. The only units conversion should be done when creating the new object, after the parsing
- more fixes in Rules Check Tool
- optimized the Move Tool
- added support for key-based panning in 3D graphic engine. Moving the mouse wheel while pressing the CTRL key will pan up-down and while pressing SHIFT key will pan left-right
- fixed a bug in NCC Tool and start trying to make the App responsive while the NCC tool is run in a non-threaded way
- fixed a GUI bug with the QMenuBar recently introduced
11.10.2019
- added a Bookmark Manager and a Bookmark menu in the Help Menu
- added an initial support for rows drag and drop in FCTable in GUIElements; it crashes for CellWidgets for now, if CellWidgetsare in the table rows
- fixed some issues in the Bookmark Manager
- modified the Bookmark manager to be installed as a widget tab in Plot Area; fixed the drag & drop function for the table rows that have CellWidgets inside
- marked in gray color the rows in the Bookmark Manager table that will populate the BookMark menu
- made sure that only one instance of the BookmarkManager class is active at one time
10.10.2019
- fixed Tool Move to work only for objects that are selected but also plotted, therefore disabled objects will not be moved even if selected
9.10.2019
- updated the Rules Check Tool - solved some issues
- made FCDoubleSpinner to use either comma or dot as a decimal separator
- fixed the FCDoubleSpinner to only allow the amount of decimals already set with set_precision()
- fixed ToolPanelize to use FCDoubleSpinner in some places
8.10.2019
- modified the FCSpinner and FCDoubleSpinner GUI elements such that the wheel event will not change the values inside unless there is a focus in the lineedit of the SpinBox
- in Preferences General, Gerber, Geometry, Excellon, CNCJob sections made all the input fields of type SpinBox (where possible)
- updated the Distance Tool utility geometry color to adapt to the dark theme canvas
- Toggle Code Editor now works as expected even when the user is closing the Editor tab and not using the command Toggle Code Editor
- more changes in Preferences GUI, replacing the FCEntries with Spinners
- some small fixes in toggle units conversion
- small GUI changes
7.10.2019
- fixed an conflict in a signal usage that was triggered by Tool SolderPaste when a new project was created
- updated Optimal Tool to display both points coordinates that made a distance (and the minimum) not only the middle point (which is still the place where the jump happen)
- added a dark theme to FlatCAM (only for canvas). The selection is done in Edit -> Preferences -> General -> GUI Settings
- updated the .POT file and worked a bit in the romanian translation
- small changes: reduced the thickness of the axis in 3D mode from 3 pixels to 1 pixel
- made sure that is the text in the source file of a FlatCAMDocument is HTML is loaded as such
- added inverted icons
6.10.2019
- remade the Mark area Tool in Gerber Editor to be able to clear the markings and also to delete the marked polygons (Gerber apertures)
- working in adding to the Optimal Tool the rest of the distances found in the Gerber and the locations associated; added GUI
- added display of the results for the Rules Check Tool in a formatted way
- made the Rules Check Tool document window Read Only
- made Excellon and Gerber classes from camlib into their own files in the flatcamParser folder
- moved the ApertureMacro class from camlib to ParseGerber file
- moved back the ApertureMacro class to camlib for now and made some import changes in the new ParseGerber and ParseExcellon classes
- some changes to the tests - perhaps I will try adding a few tests in the future
- changed the Jump To icon and reverted some changes to the parseGerber and ParseExcellon classes
- updated Tool Optimal with display of all distances (and locations of the middle point between where they happen) found in the Gerber Object
5.10.2019
- remade the Tool Calculators to use the QSpinBox in order to simplify the user interaction and remove possible errors
- remade: Tool Cutout, Tool 2Sided, Tool Image, Panelize Tool, NCC Tool, Paint Tool to use the QSpinBox GUI elements
- optimized the Transformation Tool both in GUI and in functionality and replaced the entries with QSpinBox
- fixed an issue with the tool table context menu in Paint Tool
- made some changes in the GUI in Paint Tool, NCC Tool and SolderPaste Tool
- changed some of the icons; added attributions for icons source in the About FlatCAM window
- added a new tool in the Geometry Editor named Explode which is the opposite of Union Tool: it will explode the polygons into lines
4.10.2019
- updated the Film Tool and added the ability to generate Punched Positive films (holes in the pads) when a Gerber file is the film's source. The punch holes source can be either an Excellon file or the pads center
- optimized Rules Check Tool so it runs faster when doing Copper 2 Copper rule
- small GUI changes in Optimal Tool and in Film Tool
- some PEP8 corrections
- some code annotations to make it easier to navigate in the FlatCAMGUI.py
- fixed exit FullScreen with Escape key
- added a new menu category in the MenuBar named 'Objects'. It will hold the objects found in the Project tab. Useful when working in FullScreen
- disabled a log.debug in ObjectColection.get_by_name()
- added a Toggle Notebook button named 'NB' in the QMenBar which toggle the notebook
- in Gerber isolation section, the tool dia value is updated when changing from Circular to V-shape and reverse
- in Tool Film, when punching holes in a positive film, if the resulting object geometry is the same as the source object geometry, the film will not ge generated
- fixed a bug that when a Gerber object is edited and it has as solid_geometry a single Polygon, saving the result was failing due of len() function not working on a single Polygon
- added the Distance Tool, Distance Min Tool, Jump To and Set Origin functions to the Edit Toolbar
3.10.2019
- previously I've added the initial layout for the FlatCAMDocument object
- added more editing features in the Selected Tab for the FlatCAMDocument object
2.10.2019
- fixed bug in Geometry Editor that did not allow the copy of geometric elements
- created a new class that holds all the Code Editor functionality and integrated as a Editor in FlatCAM, the location is in flatcamEditors folder
- remade all the functions for view_source, scripts and view_code to use the new TextEditor class; now all the Code Editor tabs are being kept alive, before only one could be in an open state
- changed the name of the new object FlatCAMNotes to a more general one FlatCAMDocument
- changed the way a new FlatCAMScript object is made, the method that is processing the Tcl commands when the Run button is clicked is moved to the FlatCAMObj.FlatCAMScript() class
- reused the Multiprocessing Pool declared in the App for the ToolRulesCheck() class
- adapted the Project context menu for the new types of FLatCAM objects
- modified the setup_recent_files to accommodate the new FlatCAM objects
- made sure that when an FlatCAMScript object is deleted, it's associated Tab is closed
- fixed the FlatCMAScript object saving when project is saved (loading a project with this script object is not working yet)
- fixed the FlatCMAScript object when loading it from a project
1.10.2019
- fixed the FCSpinner and FCDoubleSpinner GUI elements to select all on first click and deselect on second click in the Spinbox LineEdit
- for Gerber object in Selected Tab added ability to chose a V-Shape tool and therefore control the isolation better by adjusting the cut width of the isolation in function of the cut depth, tip width of the tool and the tip angle of the tool
- when in Gerber UI is selected the V-Shape tool, all those parameters (tip dia, tip angle, tool_type = 'V' and cut Z) are transferred to the generated Geometry and prefilled in the Geoemtry UI
- added a fix in the Gerber parser to work even when there is no information about zero suppression in the Gerber file
- added new settings in Edit -> Preferences -> Gerber for Gerber Units and Gerber Zeros to be used as defaults in case that those informations are missing from the Gerber file
- added new settings for the Gerber newly introduced feature to isolate with the V-Shape tools (tip dia, tip angle, tool_type and cut Z) in Edit -> Preferences -> Gerber Advanced
- made those settings just added for Gerber, to be updated on object creation
- added the Geo Tolerance parameter to those that are converted from MM to INCH
- added two new FlatCAM objects: FlatCAMScript and FlatCAMNotes
30.09.2019
- modified the Distance Tool such that the number of decimals all over the tool is set in one place by the self.decimals
- added a new tool named Minimum Distance Tool who will calculate the minimum distance between two objects; key shortcut: SHIFT + M
- finished the Minimum Distance Tool in case of using it at the object level (not in Editors)
- completed the Minimum Distance Tool by adding the usage in Editors
- made the Minimum Distance Tool more precise for the Excellon Editor since in the Excellon Editor the holes shape are represented as a cross line but in reality they should be evaluated as circles
- small change in the UI layout for Check Rules Tool by adding a new rule (Check trace size)
- changed a tooltip in Optimal Tool
- in Optimal Tool added display of how frequent that minimum distance is found
- in Tool Distance and Tool Minimal Distance made the entry fields read-only
- in Optimal Tool added the display of the locations where the minimum distance was detected
- added support to use Multi Processing (multi core usage, not simple threading) in Rules Check Tool
- in Rules Check Tool added the functionality for the following rules: Hole Size, Trace Size, Hole to Hole Clearance
- in Rules Check Tool added the functionality for Copper to Copper Clearance
- in Rules Check Tool added the functionality for Copper to Outline Clearance, Silk to Silk Clearance, Silk to Solder Mask Clearance, Silk to Outline Clearance, Minimum Solder Mask Sliver, Minimum Annular Ring
- fixes to cover all possible situations for the Minimum Annular Ring Rule in Rules Check Tool
- some fixes in Rules Check Tool and added a QSignal that is fired at the end of the job
29.09.2019
- work done for the GUI layout of the Rule Check Tool
- setup signals in the Rules Check Tool GUI
- changed the name of the Measurement Tool to Distance Tool. Moved it's location to the Edit Menu
- added Angle parameter which is continuously updated to the Distance Tool
28.09.2019
- changed the icon for Open Script and reused it for the Check Rules Tool
- added a new tool named "Optimal Tool" which will determine the minimum distance between the copper features for a Gerber object, in fact determining the maximum diameter for a isolation tool that can be used for a complete isolation
- fixed the ToolMeasurement geometry not being displayed
- fixed a bug in Excellon Editor that crashed the app when editing the first tool added automatically into a new black Excellon file
- made sure that if the big mouse cursor is selected, the utility geometry in Excellon Editor has a thicker line width (2 pixels now) so it is visible over the geometry of the mouse cursor
- fixed issue #319 where generating a CNCJob from a geometry made with NCC Tool made the app crash; also #328 which is the same
- replaced in FlatCAM Tools and in FLatCAMObj.py and in Editors all references to hardcoded decimals in string formats for tools with a variable declared in the __init__()
- fixed a small bug that made app crash when the splash screen is disabled: it was trying to close it without being open
27.09.2019
- optimized the toggle axis command
- added possibility of using a big mouse cursor or a small mouse cursor. The big mouse cursor is made from 2 infinite lines. This was implemented for both graphic engines
- added ability to change the cursor size when the small mouse cursor is selected in Preferences -> General
- removed the line that remove the spaces from the path parameter in the Tcl commands that open something (Gerber, Gcode, Excellon)
- fixed issue with the old SysTray icon not hidden when the application is restarted programmatically
- if an object is edited but the result is not saved, the app will reload the edited object UI and set the Selected tab as active
- made the mouse cursor (big, small) change in real time for both graphic engines
- started to work on a new FlatCAM tool: Rules Check
- created the GUI for the Rule Check Tool
- if there are (x, y) coordinates in the clipboard, when launching the "Jump to" function, those coordinates will be preloaded in the Dialog box.
- when the combo SHIFT + LMB is executed there is no longer a deselection of objects
- when the "Jump to" function is called, the mouse cursor (if active) will be moved to the new position and the screen position labels will be updated accordingly
27.09.2019
- RELEASE FlatCAM 8.97
26.09.2019
- added a Copy All button in the Code Editor, clicking this button will copy all text in the editor to the clipboard
- added a 'Milling Type' radio button in Geometry Editor Preferences to contorl the type of geometry will be generated in the Geo Editor (for conventional milling or for the climb milling)
- added the functionality to allow climb/conventional milling selection for the geometry created in the Geometry Editor
- now any Geometry that is edited in Geometry editor will have coordinates ordered such that the resulting Gcode will allow the selected milling type in the 'Milling Type' radio button in Geometry Editor Preferences (which depends also of the spindle direction)
- some strings update
- French Google-translation at 100%
- German Google-translation update to 100%
- updated the other languages and the .POT file
- changed some strings (that should not have been included for translation) and updated language files and the .POT file
- fixed issue when rebooting from within in cx_freezed state (it issued a startup arg with the path to FlatCAM.exe but that triggered the last sys.exit(2) that I had in the App.args_at_startup())
- modified the make_win script for the presence of MatPlotLib
25.09.2019
- French translation at 33%
- fixed the 'Jump To' function to work in legacy graphic engine
- in legacy graphic engine fixed the mouse cursor shape when grid snapping is ON, such that it fits with the shape from the OpenGL graphic engine
- in legacy graphic engine fixed the axis toggle
- French Google-translation at 48%
24.09.2019
- fixed the fullscreen method to show the application window in fullscreen wherever the mouse pointer it is therefore on the screen we are working on; before it was showing always on the primary screen
- fixed setup_ubuntu.sh to include the matplotlib package required by the Legacy (2D) graphic engine
- in legacy graphic engine, fixed issue where immediately after changing the mouse cursor snapping the mouse cursor shape was not updated
- in legacy graphic engine, fixed issue where while zooming the mouse cursor shape was not updated
- in legacy graphic engine, fixed issue where immediately after panning finished the mouse cursor shape was not updated
- unfortunately the fix for issue where while zooming the mouse cursor shape was not updated braked something in way that Matplotlib work with PyQt5, therefore I removed it
- fixed a bug in legacy graphic engine: when doing the self.app.collection.delete_all() in new_project an app crash occurred
- implemented the Annotation change in CNCJob Selected Tab for the legacy graphic engine
23.09.2019
- in legacy graphic engine, fixed bug that made the old object disappear when a new object was loaded
- in legacy graphic engine, fixed bug that crashed the app when creating a new project
- in legacy graphic engine, fixed a bug that when deleting an object all objects where deleted
- added a new TclCommand named "set_origin" which will set the origin for all loaded objects to zero if the -auto True argument is used and to a certain x,y location if the format is: set_origin 5,7
- added a new TclCommand named "bounds" which will return a list of bounds values from a supplied list of objects names. For use in Tcl Scripts
- updated strings in the translations and the .POT file
- added the new keywords to the default keywords list
- fixed the FullScreen option not working for the 3D graphic engine (due bug of Qt5 when OpenGL window is fullscreen) by creating a sort of fullscreen
- added a final fix that allow full coverage of the screen in FullScreen in Windows and still the menus are working
- optimized the Gerber mark shapes display
- fixed a color format bug in Tool Move for 3D engine
- made sure that when the Tool Move is used on a Gerber file with mark shapes active, those mark shapes are deleted before the actual move
- in legacy graphic engine, fixed issue with Delete shortcut key trying to delete twice
- 26% in Google-translated French translation and updated some strings too
22.09.2019
- fixed zoom directions legacy graphic engine (previous commit)
- fixed display of MultiGeo geometries in legacy graphic engine
- fixed Paint tool to work in legacy graphic engine
- fixed CutOut Tool to work in legacy graphic engine
- fixed display of distance labels and code optimizations in ToolPaint and NCC Tool
- adjusted axis at startup for legacy graphic engine plotcanvas
- when the graphic engine is changed in Edit -> Preferences -> General -> App Preferences, the application will restart
- made hover shapes work in legacy graphic engine
- fixed bug in display of the apertures marked in the Aperture table found in the Gerber Selected tab and through this made it to also work with the legacy graphic engine
- fixed annotation in Mark Area Tool in Gerber Editor to work in legacy graphic engine
- fixed the MultiColor plot option Gerber selected tab to work in legacy graphic engine
- documented some methods in the ShapeCollectionLegacy class
- updated the files: setup_ubuntu.sh and requirements.txt
- some strings changed to be easier for translation
- updated the .POT file and the translation files
- updated and corrected the Romanian and Spanish translations
- updated the .PO files for the rest of the translations, they need to be filled in.
- fixed crash when trying to set a workspace in FlatCAM in the Legacy engine 2D mode by disabling this function for the case of 2D mode
- fixed exception when trying to Fit View (shortcut key 'V') with no object loaded, in legacy graphic engine
21.09.2019
- fixed Measuring Tool in legacy graphic engine
- fixed Gerber plotting in legacy graphic engine
- fixed Geometry plotting in legacy graphic engine
- fixed CNCJob and Excellon plotting in legacy graphic engine
- in legacy graphic engine fixed the travel vs cut lines in CNCJob objects
- final fix for key shortcuts with modifier in legacy graphic engine
- refactored some of the code in the legacy graphic engine
- fixed drawing of selection box when dragging mouse on screen and the selection shape drawing on the selected objects
- fixed the moving drawing shape in Tool Move in legacy graphic engine
- fixed moving geometry in Tool Measurement in legacy graphic engine
- fixed Geometry Editor to work in legacy graphic engine
- fixed Excellon Editor to work in legacy graphic engine
- fixed Gerber Editor to work in legacy graphic engine
- fixed NCC tool to work in legacy graphic engine
20.09.2019
- final fix for the --shellvar having spaces within the assigned value; now they are retained
- legacy graphic engine - made the mouse events work (click, release, doubleclick, dragging)
- legacy graphic engine - made the key events work (simple or with modifiers)
- legacy graphic engine - made the mouse cursor work (enabled/disabled, position report); snapping is not moving the cursor yet
- made the mouse cursor snap to the grid when grid snapping is active
- changed the axis color to the one used in the OpenGL graphic engine
- work on ShapeCollectionLegacy
- fixed mouse cursor to work for all objects
- fixed event signals to work in both graphic engines: 2D and 3D
19.09.2019
- made sure that if FlatCAM is registered with a file extension that it does not recognize it will exit
- added some fixes in the the file extension detection
- added some status messages for the Tcl script related methods
- made sure that optionally, when a script is run then it is also loaded into the code editor
- added control over the display of Sys Tray Icon in Edit -> Preferences -> General -> GUI Settings -> Sys Tray Icon checkbox
- updated some of the default values to more reasonable ones
- FlatCAM can be run in HEADLESS mode now. This mode can be selected by using the --headless=1 command line argument or by changing the line headless=False to True in config/configuration.txt file. In this mod the Sys Tray Icon menu will hold only the Run Scrip menu entry and Exit entry.
- added a new TclCommand named quit_flatcam which will ... quit FlatCAM from Tcl Shell or from a script
- fixed the command line argument --shellvar to work when there are spaces in the argument value
- fixed bug in Gerber editor that did not allow to display all shapes after it encountered one shape without 'solid' geometry
- fixed bug in Gerber Editor -> selection area handler where if some of the selected shapes did not had the 'solid' geometry will silently abort selection of further shapes
- added new control in Edit -> Preferences -> General -> Gui Preferences -> Activity Icon. Will select a GIF from a selection, the one used to show that FlatCAM is working.
- changed the script icon to a smaller one in the sys tray menu
- fixed bug with losing the visibility of toolbars if at first startup the user tries to change something in the Preferences before doing a first save of Preferences
- changed a bit the splash PNG file
- moved all the GUI Preferences classes into it's own file flatcamGUI.PreferencesUI.py
- changed the default method for Paint Tool to 'all'
18.09.2019
- added more functionality to the Extension registration with FLatCAM and added to the GUI in Edit -> Preferences -> Utilities
- fixed the parsing of the Manufacturing files when double clicking them and they are registered with FlatCAM
- fixed showing the GUI when some settings (maximized_GUI) are missing from QSettings
- added sys tray menu
- added possibility to edit the custom keywords used by the autocompleter (in Tcl Shell and in the Code Editor). It is done in the Edit -> Preferences -> Utilities
- added a new setting in Edit -> Preferences -> General -> GUI Settings -> Textbox Font which control the font on the Textbox GUI elements
- fixed issue with the sys tray icon not hiding after application close
- added option to run a script from the context menu of the sys tray icon. Changed the color of the sys tray icon to a green one so it will be visible on light and dark themes
17.09.2019
- added more programmers that contributed to FlatCAM over the years, in the "About FlatCAM" -> Programmers window
- fixed issue #315 where a script run with the --shellfile argument crashed the program if it contained a TclCommand New
- added messages in the Splash Screen when running FlatCAM with arguments at startup
- fixed issue #313 where TclCommand drillcncjob is spitting errors in Tcl Shell which should be ignored
- fixed an bug where the pywrapcp name from Google OR-Tools is not defined; fix issue #316
- if FlatCAM is started with the 'quit' or 'exit' as argument it will close immediately and it will close also another instance of FlatCAM that may be running
- added a new command line parameter for FlatCAM named '--shellvars' which can load a text file with variables for Tcl Shell in the format: one variable assignment per line and looking like: 'a=3' without quotes
- made --shellvars into --shellvar and make it only one list of commands passed to the Tcl. The list is separated by comma but without spaces. The variables are accessed in Tcl with the names shellvar_x where x is the index in the list of command comma separated values
- fixed an issue in the TclShell that generated an exception IndexError which crashed the software
- fixed the --shellvar and --shellfile FlatCAM arguments to work together but the --shellvar has precedence over --shellfile as it is most likely that whatever variable set by --shellvar will be used in the script file run by --shellfile
16.09.2019
- modified the TclCommand New so it will no longer close all tabs when called (it closed the Code Editor tab which may have been holding the code that run)
- fixed the App.on_view_source() method for CNCJob objects: the Gcode will now contain the Prepend and Append code from the Edit -> Preferences -> CNCJob -> CNCJob Options
- added a new parameter named 'muted' for the TclCommands: cncjob, drillcncjob and write_gcode. Setting it as -muted 1 will disable the error reporting in TCL Shell
- some GUI optimizations
- more GUI optimizations related to being part of the Advanced category or not
- added possibility to change the positive SVG exported file color in Tool Film
- fixed some issues recently introduced in the TclCommands CNCJob, DrillCNCJob and write_gcode; changed some parameters names
- fixed issue in the Laser postprocessor where the laser was turned on as soon as the GCode started creating an unwanted cut up until the job start
- added new links in Menu -> Help (Excellon, Gerber specifications and a Report Bug)
- made the splashscreen to be showed on the current monitor on systems with multiple monitors
- added a new entry in Menu -> View -> Redraw All which is doing what the name says: redraw all loaded objects
- fixed issue where in TCl Shell the Windows paths were not understood due of backslash symbol understood as escape symbol instead of path separator
- made sure that in for the TclCommand cncjob and for the drillcncjob if one of the args is stated but no value then the value used will be the default one
- made available the TSA algorithm for drill path optimization when the used OS is 64bit. When used OS is 32bit the only available algorithm is TSA
15.09.2019
- refactored FlatCAMGeometry.mtool_gen_cncjob() method
- fixed the TclCommandCncjob to work for multigeometry Geometry objects; still I had to fix the list of tools parameter, right now I am setting it to an empty list
- update the Tcl Command isolate to be able to isolate exteriors, interiors besides the full isolation, using the iso_type parameter
- fixed issue in ToolPaint that could not allow area painting of a geometry that was a list and not a Geometric element (polygon or MultiPolygon)
- fixed UI showing before the initialization of FlatCAM is finished when the last state of GUI was maximized
- finished updating the TclCommand cncjob to work for multi-geo Geometry objects with the parameters from the args
- fixed the TclCommand cncjob to use the -outname parameter
- added some more keywords in the data_model for auto-completer
- fixed isolate TclCommand to use correctly the -outname parameter
- added possibility to see the GCode when right clicking on the Project tab on a CNCJob object and then clicking View Source
- added a new TclCommand named PlotObjects which will plot a list of FlatCAM objects
- made that after opening an object in FlatCAM it is not automatically plotted. If the user wants to plot it can use the TclCommands PlotAll or PlotObjects
- modified the TclCommands so that open files do not plot the opened files automatically
- made all TclCommands not to be plotted automatically
- made sure that all TclCommands are not threaded
- added new TclCommands: NewExcellon, NewGerber
- fixed the TclCommand open_project
- added the outname parameter (and established an default name when outname not used) for the AlignDrillGrid and AlignDrill TclCommands
- fixed Scripts repeating multiple time when the Code Editor is used. This repetition was correlated with multiple openings of the Code Editor window (especially after an error)
- added the autocomplete keywords that can be changed to the defaults dictionary
14.09.2019
- more string changes
- updated translation files
- fixed a small bug
- minor changes in the Code Editor GUI
- minor changes in the 'FlatCAM About' GUI
- added a new shortcut key F5 for doing the 'Plot All'
- updated the google-translated Spanish translation strings
- fixed the layouts to include toolbars breaks where it was needed
- whenever the user changes the Excellon format values for loading files, the Export Excellon Format values will be updated
- made optional the behavior of Excellon Export values following the values in the Excellon Loading section
- updated the translations (except RU) and the POT file
- added to the NonCopperClear.clear_copper() a parameter to be able to run it non-threaded
13.09.2019
- added control for simplification when loading a Gerber file in Preferences -> Gerber -> Gerber General -> Simplify
- added some messages for the Edit -> Conversions -> Join methods() to make sure that there are at least 2 objects selected for join
- added a grid layout in on_about()
- upgraded the Script Editor to be able to run Tcl commands in batches
- added some ToolTips for the buttons in the Code Editor
- converted the big strings that hold the shortcut keys descriptions to smaller string to make translations easier
- fixed some of the strings that were left in the old way
- updated the POT file
- updated Romanian language partially
- added a new way to handle scripts with repeating Tcl commands
- added new buttons in the Tools toolbar for running, opening and adding new scripts
- finished the Romanian translation update and updated the POT file
12.09.2019
- small changes in the TclCommands: MillDrills, MillSlots, DrillCNCJob: the new parameter for tolerance is now named: diatol
- cleaned up the 'About FlatCAM' window, started to give credits for the translation team
- started to add an application splash screen
- now, Excellon and Gerber edited objects will have the source_code updated and ready to be saved
- the edited Gerber (or Excellon) object now is kept in the app after editing and the edited object is a new object
- added a message to the splash screen
- remade the splash screen to show multiple messages on app initialization
- added a new splash image
- added a control in Preferences -> General -> GUI Settings -> Splash Screen that control if the splash screen is shown at startup
11.09.2019
- added the Gerber code as source for the panelized object in Panelize Tool
- whenever a Gerber file is deleted, the mark_shapes objects are deleted also
- made faster the Gerber parser for the case of having a not valid geometry when loading a Gerber file without buffering
- updated code in self.on_view_source() to make it more responsive
- fixed the TclCommand MillHoles
- changed the name of TclCommand MillHoles to MillDrills and added a new TclCommand named MillSlots
- modified the MillDrills and MillSlots TclCommands to accept as parameter a list of tool diameters to be milled instead of tool indexes
- fixed issue #302 where a copied object lost all the tools
- modified the TclCommand DrillCncJob to have as parameter a list of tool diameters to be drilled instead of tool indexes
- updated the Spanish translation (Google-translation)
- added a new parameter in the TclCommands: DrillCNCJob, MillDrills, MillSlots named tol (from tolerance). If the diameters of the milled (drilled) dias are within the tolerance specified of the diameters in the Excellon object than those diameters will be processed. This is to help account for rounding errors when having units conversion
10.09.2019
- made isolation threaded
- fixed a small typo in TclCommandCopperCLear
- made changing the Plot kind in CNCJob selected tab, threaded
- fixed an object used before declaring it in NCC Tool - Area option
- added progress for the generation of Isolation geometry
- added progress and possibility of graceful exit in Panel Tool
- added graceful exit possibility when creating Isolation
- changed the workers thread priority back to Normal
- when disabling plots, if the selection shape is visible, it will be deleted
- small changes in Tool Panel (eliminating some deepcopy() calls)
- made sure that all the progress counters count to 100%
9.09.2019
- changed the triangulation type in VisPyVisuals for ShapeCollectionVisual class
- added a setting in Preferences -> Gerber -> Gerber General named Buffering. If set to 'no' the Gerber objects load a lot more faster (perhaps 10 times faster than when set to 'full') but the visual look is not so great as all the aperture polygons can be seen
- added for NCC Tool and Paint Tool a setting in the Preferences -> Tools --> (NCC Tool/ Paint Tool) that can set a progressive plotting (plot shapes as they are processed)
- some fixes in Paint Tool when done over the Gerber objects in case that the progressive plotting is selected
- some fixes in Gerber isolation in case that the progressive plotting is selected; added a 'Buffer solid geometry' button shown only when progressive plotting for Gerber object is selected. It will buffer the entire geometry of the object and plot it, in a threaded way.
- modified FlatCAMObj.py file to the new string format that will allow easier translations
- modified camlib.py, FlatCAMAPp.py and ObjectCollection.py files to the new string format that will allow easier translations
- updated the POT file and the German language
- fixed issue when loading unbuffered a Gerber file that has negative regions
- fixed Panelize Tool to save the aperture geometries into the panel apertures. Also made the tool faster by removing the buffering at the end of the job
- modified FlatCAMEditor's files to the new string format that will allow easier translations
- updated POT file and the Romanian translation
8.09.2019
- added some documentation strings for methods in FlatCAMApp.App class
- removed some @pyqtSlot() decorators as they interfere with the current way the program works
7.09.2019
- added a method to gracefully exit from threaded tasks and implemented it for the NCC Tool and for the Paint Tool
- modified the on_about() function to reflect the reality in 2019 - FlatCAM it is an Open Source contributed software
- remade the handlers for the Enable/Disable Project Tree context menu so they are threaded and activity is shown in the lower right corner of the main window
- added to GUI new options for the Gerber object related to area subtraction
- added new feature in the Gerber object isolation allowing for the isolation to avoid an area defined by another object (Gerber or Geometry)
- all transformation functions show now the progress (rotate, mirror, scale, offset, skew)
- made threaded the Offset and Scale operations found in the Selected tab of the object
- corrected some issues and made Move Tool to show correctly when it is plotting and when it is offsetting the objects position
- made Set Origin feature, threaded
- updated German language translation files
- separated the Plotting thread from the transformations threads
6.09.2019
- remade visibility threaded
- reimplemented the thread listening for new FlatCAM process starting with args so it is no longer subclassed but using the moveToThread function
- added percentage display for work done in NCC Tool
- added percentage display for work done in Paint Tool
- some fixes and prepared the activity monitor area to receive updated texts
- added progress display in status bar for generating CNCJob from Excellon objects
- added progress display in status bar for generating CNCJob from Geometry objects
- modified all the FlatCAM tools strings to the new format in which the status is no longer included in the translated strings to make it easier for the future translations
- more customization for the progress display in case of NCC Tool, Paint Tool and for the Gcode generation
- updated POT file with the new strings
- made the objects offset (therefore the Move Tool) show progress display
5.09.2019
- fixed issue with loading files at start-up
- fixed issue with generating bounding box geometry for CNCJob objects
- added some more infobar messages and log.debug
- increased the priority for the worker tasks
- hidden the configuration for G91 coordinates due of deciding to leave this development for another time; it require too much refactoring
- added some messages for the G-code generation so the user know in which stage the process is
4.09.2019
- started to work on support for G91 in Gcode (relative coordinates)
- added support for G91 coordinates
- working in plotting the CNCjob generated with G91 coordinates
3.09.2019
- in NCC tool there is now a depth of cut parameter named 'Cut Z' which will dictate how deep the tool will enter into the PCB material
- in NCC tool added possibility to choose between the type of tools to be used and when V-shape is used then the tool diameter is calculated from the desired depth of cut and from the V-tip parameters
- small changes in NCC tool regarding the usage of the V-shape tool
- fixed the isolation distance in NCC Tool for the tools with iso_op type
- in NCC Tool now the Area adding is continuous until RMB is clicked (no key modifier is needed anymore)
- fixed German language translation
- in NCC Tool added a warning in case there are isolation tools and if those isolation's are interrupted by an area or a box
- in Paint Tool made that the area selection is repeated until RMB click
- in Paint Tool and NCC Tool fixed the RMB click detection when Area selection is used
- finished the work on file extensions registration with FlatCAM. If the file extensions are deleted in the Preferences -> File Associations then those extensions are unregistered with FlatCAM
- fixed bug in NCC Tools and in SolderPaste Tool if in Edit -> Preferences only one tool is entered
- fixed bug in camblib.clear_polygon3() which caused that some copper clearing / paintings were not complete (some polygons were not processed) when the Straight Lines method was used
- some changes in NCC Tools regarding of the clearing itself
2.09.2019
- fixed issue in NCC Tool when using area option
- added formatting for some strings in the app strings, making the future translations easier
- made changes in the Excellon Tools Table to make it more clear that the tools are selected in the # column and not in the Plot column
- in Excellon and Gerber Selected tab made the Plot (mark) columns not selectable
- some ToolTips were modified
- in Properties Tool made threaded the calculation of convex_hull area and also made it to work for multi-geo objects
- in NCC tool the type of tool that is used is transferred to the Geometry object
- in NCC tool the type of isolation done with the tools selected as isolation tools can now be selected and it has also an Edit -> Preferences entry
- in Properties Tool fixed the dimensions calculations (length, width, area) to work for multi-geo objects
1.09.2019
- fixed open handlers
- fixed issue in NCC Tool where the tool table context menu could be installed multiple times
- added new ability to create simple isolation's in the NCC Tool
- fixed an issue when multi depth step is larger than the depth of cut
27.08.2019
- made FlatCAM so that whenever an associated file is double clicked, if there is an opened instance of FlatCAM, the file will be opened in the first instance without launching a new instance of FlatCAM. If FlatCAM is launched again it will spawn a new process (hopefully it will work when freezed).
26.08.2019
- added support for file associations with FlatCAM, for Windows
25.08.2019
- initial add of a new Tcl Command named CopperClear
- remade the NCC Tool in preparation for the newly added TclCommand CopperClear
- finished adding the TclCommandCopperClear that can be called with alias: 'ncc'
- added new capability in NCC Tool when the reference object is of Gerber type and fixed some newly introduced errors
- fixed issue #298. The changes in postprocessors done in Preferences dis not update the object UI layout as it was supposed to. The selection of Marlin postproc. did not unhidden the Feedrate Rapids entry.
- fixed minor issues
- fixed Tcl Command AddPolygon, AddPolyline
- fixed Tcl Command CncJob
- fixed crash due of Properties Tool trying to have a convex hull area on FlatCAMCNCJob objects which is not possible due of their nature
- modified Tcl Command SubtractRectangle
- fixed and modernized the Tcl Command Scale to be able to scale on X axis or on Y axis or on both and having as scale reference either the (0, 0) point or the minimum point of the bounding box or the center of the bounding box.
- fixed and modernized the Tcl Command Skew
24.08.2019
- modified CutOut Tool so now the manual gaps adding will continue until the user is clicking the RMB
- added ability to turn on/off the grid snapping and to jump to a location while in CutOut Tool manual gap adding action
- made PlotCanvas class inherit from VisPy Canvas instead of creating an instance of it (work of JP)
- fixed selection by dragging a selection shape in Geometry Editor
- modified the Paint Tool. Now the Single Polygon and Area/Reference Object painting works with multiple tools too. The tools have to be selected in the Tool Table.
- remade the TclCommand Paint to work in the new configuration of the the app (the painting functions are now in their own tool, Paint Tool)
- fixed a bug in the Properties Tool
- added a new TcL Command named Nregions who generate non-copper regions
- added a new TclCommand named Bbox who generate a bounding box.
23.08.2019
- in Tool Cutout for the manual gaps, right mouse button click will exit from the action of adding gaps
- in Tool Cutout tool I've added the possibility to create a cutout without bridge gaps; added the 'None' option in the Gaps combobox
- in NCC Tool added ability to add multiple zones to clear when Area option is checked and the modifier key is pressed (either CTRL or SHIFT as set in Preferences). Right click of the mouse is an additional way to finish the job.
- fixed a bug in Excellon Editor that made that the selection of drills is always cumulative
- in Paint Tool added ability to add multiple zones to paint when Area option is checked and the modifier key is pressed (either CTRL or SHIFT as set in Preferences). Right click of the mouse is an additional way to finish the job.
- in Paint Tool and NCC Tool, for the Area option, now mouse panning is allowed while adding areas to process
- for all the FlatCAM tools launched from toolbar the behavior is modified: first click it will launch the tool; second click: if the Tool tab has focus it will close the tool but if another tab is selected, the tool will have focus
- modified the NCC Tool and Paint Tool to work multiple times after first launch
- fixed the issue with GUI entries content being deselected on right click in the box in order to copy the value
- some changes in GUI tooltips
- modified the way key modifiers are detected in Gerber Editor Selection class and in Excellon Editor Selection class
- updated the translations
- fixed aperture move in Gerber Editor
- fixed drills/slots move in Excellon Editor
- RELEASE 8.96
22.08.2019
- added ability to turn ON/OFF the detachable capability of the tabs in Notebook through a context menu activated by right mouse button click on the Notebook header
- added ability to turn ON/OFF the detachable capability of the tabs in Plot Tab Area through a context menu activated by right mouse button click on the Notebook header
- added possibility to turn application portable from the Edit -> Preferences -> General -> App. Preferences -> Portable checkbox
- moved the canvas setup into it's own function and called it in the init() function
- fixed the Buffer Tool in Geometry Editor; made the Buffer entry field a QDoubleSpinner and set the lower limit to zero.
- fixed Tool Cutout so when the target Gerber is a single Polygon then the created manual geometry will follow the shape if shape is freeform
- fixed TclCommandFollow command; an older function name was used who yielded wrong results
- in Tool Cutout for the manual gaps, now the moving geometry that cuts gaps will orient itself to fit the angle of the cutout geometry
21.08.2019
- added feature in Paint Tool allowing the painting to be done on Gerber objects
- added feature in Paint Tool to set how (and if) the tools are sorted
- added Edit -> Preferences GUI entries for the above just added features
- added new entry in Properties Tool which is the calculated Convex Hull Area (should give a more precise area for the irregular shapes than the box area)
- added some more strings in Properties Tool for the translation
- in NCC Tool added area selection feature
- fixed bug in Excellon parser for the Excellon files that do not put the type of zero suppression they use in the file (like DipTrace eCAD)
- fixed some issues introduced in NCC Tool
20.08.2019
- added ability to do copper clearing through NCC Tool on Geometry objects
- replaced the layout from Grid to Form for the Reference objects comboboxes in Paint Tool and in NCC Tool
19.08.2019
- updated the Edit -> Preferences to include also the Gerber Editor complete Preferences
- started to update the app strings to make it easier for future translations
- fixed the POT file and the German translation
- some mods in the Tool Sub
- fixed bug in Tool Sub that created issues when toggling visibility of the plots
- fixed the Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and Romanian translations
18.08.2019
- made the exported preferences formatted therefore more easily read
- projects at startup don't work in another thread so there is no multithreading if I want to double click an project and to load it
- added messages in the application window title which show the progress in loading a project (which is not thread-safe therefore keeping the app from fully initialize until finished)
- in NCC Tool added a new parameter (radio button) that offer the choice on the order of the tools both in tools table and in execution of engraving; added as a parameter also in Edit -> Preferences -> Tools -> NCC Tool
- added possibility to drag & drop FlatCAM config files (*.FlatConfig) into the canvas to be opened into the application
- added GUI in Paint tool in beginning to add Paint by external reference object
- finished adding in Paint Tool the usage of an external object to set the extent of th area painted. For simple shapes (single Polygon) the shape can be anything, for the rest will be a convex hull of the reference object
- modified NCC tool so for simple objects (single Polygon) the external object used as reference can have any shape, for the other types of objects the copper cleared area will be the convex hull of the reference object
- modified the strings of the app wherever they contained the char seq so it is not included in the translated string
- updated the translation files for the modified strings (and for the newly added strings)
- added ability to lock toolbars within the context menu that is popped up on any toolbars right mouse click. The value is saved in QSettings and it is persistent between application startup's.
17.08.2019
- added estimated time of routing for the CNCJob and added travelled distance parameter for geometry, too
- fixed error when creating CNCJob due of having the annotations disabled from preferences but the plot2() function from camlib.CNCJob class still performed operations who yielded TypeError exceptions
- coded a more accurate way to estimate the job time in CNCJob, taking into consideration if there is a usage of multi depth which generate more passes
- another fix (final one) for the Exception generated by the annotations set not to show in Preferences
- updated translations and changed version
- fixed installer issue for the x64 version due of the used CX_FREEZE python package which was in unofficial version (obviously not ready to be used)
- fixed bug in Geometry Editor, in disconnect_canvas_event_handlers() where I left some part of code without adding a try - except block which was required
- moved the initialization of the FlatCAM editors after a read of the default values. If I don't do this then only at the first start of the application the Editors are not functional as the Editor objects are most likely destroyed
- fixed bug in FlatCAM editors that caused the shapes to be drawn without resolution when the app units where INCH
- modified the transformation functions in all classes in camlib.py and FlatCAMObj.py to work with empty geometries
- RELEASE 8.95
17.08.2019
- updated the translations for the new strings
- RELEASE 8.94
16.08.2019
- working in Excellon Editor to Tool Resize to consider the slots, too
- fixed a weird error that created a crash in the following scenario: create a new excellon, edit it, add some drills/slots, delete it without saving, create a new excellon, try to edit and a crash is issued due of a wrapped C++ error
- fixed bug selection in Excellon editor that caused not to select the corresponding row (tool dia) in the tool table when a selection rectangle selected an even number of geometric elements
- updated the default values to more convenient ones
- remade the enable/disable plots functions to work only where it needs to (no sense in disabling a plot already disabled)
- made sure that if multi depth is choosed when creating GCode then if the multidepth is more than the depth of cut only one cut is made (to the depth of cut)
- each CNCJob object has now it's own text_collection for the annotations which allow for the individual enabling and disabling of the annotations
- added new menu category in File -> Backup with two menu entries that duplicate the functions of the export/import preferences buttons from the bottom of the Preferences window
- in Excellon Editor fixed the display of the number of slots in the Tool Table after the resize done with the Resize tool
- in Excellon Editor -> Resize tool, made sure that when the slot is resized, it's length remain the same, because the tool should influence only the 'thickness' of the slot. Since I don't know anything but the geometry and tool diameters (old and new), this is only an approximation and computationally intensive
- in Excellon Editor -> remade the Tool edit made by editing the diameter values in the Tools Table to work for slots too
- In Excellon Editor -> fixed bug that caused incorrect display of the relative coordinates in the status bar
15.08.2019
- added Edit -> Preferences GUI and storage for the Excellon Editor Add Slots
- added a confirmation message for objects delete and a setting to activate it in Edit -> Preferences -> Global
- merged pull request from Mike Smith which fix an application crash when attempting to open a not-a-FlatCAM-project file as project
- merged pull request from Mike Smith that add support for a new SVG element: