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Bug, Breaking a polygon (7.5.3)

autodeskguest
autodeskguest over 10 years ago

With this code I am able to break a polygon.

 

Im using SET CONTEXT to make a "move polygon" function.

First, I attach the function to the wire object like this:

 

| SET CONTEXT wire 'Move polygon' 'run polygonmove.ulp';

 

At the ulp, I check if a polygon wire is grouped with this code:

 

|board(B) B.signals(S) S.polygons(P) if(ingroup(P))

|{

 

This works. But the polygon parent of the grouped wire is not completely

grouped, hence I have to help out a bit with this:

| setgroup(P); //(**)

 

This doesnt seem to set all the wires in the group, cause when I do:

 

| sprintf(tmpstr,"move (>@)");

| exit(tmpstr);

|}

 

The polygon breaks up. The selected wire doesnt follow the move, only

the other wires.

 

I tried different clrgroup before the setgroup first, like

| P.wires(W) clrgroup(W);

or

| clrgroup(P)

or even

| clrgroup(B)

 

But they don't seem to help.

 

(**) If I play around with setgroup(P,1), the polygon REALLY gets messed

up, but the originally selected wire of the polygon is still ungrouped.

 

 

I assume this is a bug, but are there any workarounds?

 

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    autodeskguest over 10 years ago

    On 19/04/2016 10:38 p.m., Morten Leikvoll wrote:

    SET CONTEXT wire 'Move polygon' 'run polygonmove.ulp';

     

     

    Hi Morten

     

    SET CONTEXT wire 'Move polygon' 'run polygonmove.ulp';

    set Option.RepositionMouseCursorAfterContextMenu  1;

     

     

     

     

    polygonmove.ulp contains

     

    exit("move (>c@)");

     

     

    Right click on the polygon wire

    Select from the context menu 'Move polygon'

    Polygon is now stuck to mouse

     

     

    HTH

    Warren

     

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    autodeskguest over 10 years ago in reply to autodeskguest

    On 19.04.2016 21:58, warrenbrayshaw wrote:

    On 19/04/2016 10:38 p.m., Morten Leikvoll wrote:

    SET CONTEXT wire 'Move polygon' 'run polygonmove.ulp';

     

    Hi Morten

     

    SET CONTEXT wire 'Move polygon' 'run polygonmove.ulp';

    set Option.RepositionMouseCursorAfterContextMenu  1;

     

     

     

     

    polygonmove.ulp contains

     

    exit("move (>c@)");

     

     

    Right click on the polygon wire

    Select from the context menu 'Move polygon'

    Polygon is now stuck to mouse

     

    Well, for some reason this doesnt work with my installation (7.5.3)..

    Nothing gets moved. I need to do this:

     

    board(B) B.signals(S) S.polygons(P) if(ingroup(P))

    {

         setgroup(P);

         exit("move (>c@)");

    }

    ... and the polygon except the selected wire follows the mouse. Its like

    if the setgroup toggles the group flag of the polygon.

     

    I get the same result on 7.5.0.

     

     

     

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    autodeskguest over 10 years ago in reply to autodeskguest

    On 20/04/2016 7:04 p.m., Morten Leikvoll wrote:

    On 19.04.2016 21:58, warrenbrayshaw wrote:

    On 19/04/2016 10:38 p.m., Morten Leikvoll wrote:

    SET CONTEXT wire 'Move polygon' 'run polygonmove.ulp';

     

    Hi Morten

     

    SET CONTEXT wire 'Move polygon' 'run polygonmove.ulp';

    set Option.RepositionMouseCursorAfterContextMenu  1;

     

     

     

     

    polygonmove.ulp contains

     

    exit("move (>c@)");

     

     

    Right click on the polygon wire

    Select from the context menu 'Move polygon'

    Polygon is now stuck to mouse

     

    Well, for some reason this doesnt work with my installation (7.5.3)..

    Nothing gets moved. I need to do this:

     

    board(B) B.signals(S) S.polygons(P) if(ingroup(P))

    {

         setgroup(P);

         exit("move (>c@)");

    }

    ... and the polygon except the selected wire follows the mouse. Its like

    if the setgroup toggles the group flag of the polygon.

     

    I get the same result on 7.5.0.

     

     

     

     

    Hi Morten

     

    Apologies, It seems I made an error as I cannot get it to work today.

     

    There definitely is some repair work need in this area by Cadsoft

    Once those polygons are dragged apart and you follow that with a

    ratsnest it fills a polygon that is not where the wires are. There is

    odd behaviour in setgroup() that needs clarifying.

     

    Also, I feel a polygon should should be one of the selectable objects

    for SET CONTEXT

     

    I may have found a workaround.

    See if the following ULP works for you. It tests if the wire you select

    is part of a polygon. If so, exits grouping the object where the cursor

    is and then moves that object, Hopefully its still the polygon edge you

    started from.

     

    if(board) board(B){

       B.signals(S){

         S.polygons(P){

           if(ingroup(P)){

             exit("group (c@);move (>c@)");

           }

         }

       }

    }

     

     

     

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    autodeskguest over 10 years ago in reply to autodeskguest

    On 20/04/2016 7:04 p.m., Morten Leikvoll wrote:

    On 19.04.2016 21:58, warrenbrayshaw wrote:

    On 19/04/2016 10:38 p.m., Morten Leikvoll wrote:

    SET CONTEXT wire 'Move polygon' 'run polygonmove.ulp';

     

    Hi Morten

     

    SET CONTEXT wire 'Move polygon' 'run polygonmove.ulp';

    set Option.RepositionMouseCursorAfterContextMenu  1;

     

     

     

     

    polygonmove.ulp contains

     

    exit("move (>c@)");

     

     

    Right click on the polygon wire

    Select from the context menu 'Move polygon'

    Polygon is now stuck to mouse

     

    Well, for some reason this doesnt work with my installation (7.5.3)..

    Nothing gets moved. I need to do this:

     

    board(B) B.signals(S) S.polygons(P) if(ingroup(P))

    {

         setgroup(P);

         exit("move (>c@)");

    }

    ... and the polygon except the selected wire follows the mouse. Its like

    if the setgroup toggles the group flag of the polygon.

     

    I get the same result on 7.5.0.

     

     

     

     

    Hi Morten

     

    Apologies, It seems I made an error as I cannot get it to work today.

     

    There definitely is some repair work need in this area by Cadsoft

    Once those polygons are dragged apart and you follow that with a

    ratsnest it fills a polygon that is not where the wires are. There is

    odd behaviour in setgroup() that needs clarifying.

     

    Also, I feel a polygon should should be one of the selectable objects

    for SET CONTEXT

     

    I may have found a workaround.

    See if the following ULP works for you. It tests if the wire you select

    is part of a polygon. If so, exits grouping the object where the cursor

    is and then moves that object, Hopefully its still the polygon edge you

    started from.

     

    if(board) board(B){

       B.signals(S){

         S.polygons(P){

           if(ingroup(P)){

             exit("group (c@);move (>c@)");

           }

         }

       }

    }

     

     

     

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    autodeskguest over 10 years ago in reply to autodeskguest

    On 20.04.2016 21:46, warrenbrayshaw wrote:

     

    Also, I feel a polygon should should be one of the selectable objects

    for SET CONTEXT

     

    I agree on this. Initially I was looking for that, but had to settle

    through wire. The "board(B) B.signals(S) S.polygons(P) if(ingroup(P))"

    does work around it.

     

    I also think the wire object should be brd/sch context specific, like

    "brd.wire" and "sch.wire" being two different context objects. Right

    now, I have to do "edit .sch/.brd;SET CONTEXT wire ..." to create

    different context menus for the two.

     

    There may be more objects that needs it, but since I don't have an

    overview atm, Im not ready to post to suggestion forum yet, but I

    believe Cadsoft will read this anyway.

     

     

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