Multiple outlines

[bobatsar]

Prerequisites

• I have read FAQ
• I have searched existing issues (including closed ones)
• I use KiKit at least version 1.6.0 (older version are not supported)

KiKit version

kikit, version 1.6.0

KiCAD version

8.0.5

Operating system

Ubuntu 24.04

Description

I have a project with a complicated outline.
When trying to panelize it, I get the error

An error occurred: test.kicad_pcb: Multiple outlines (4) at [144.694624, 95.943444]
No output files produced

I can't find the error in my files as at the specified coordinate is no outline at all.

• When the inner outline is removed, kikit runs without error but the result does not reflect the original outline at all.
• When removing the outer outline kikit runs without error but also the result does not reflect the original.

Steps to Reproduce

Run

❯ kikit panelize \
    --layout 'grid; rows: 2; cols: 2;' \
    --tabs full \
    --cuts vcuts \
    test.kicad_pcb panel.kicad_pcb
An error occurred: test.kicad_pcb: Multiple outlines (4) at [144.694624, 95.943444]

with the example files.

kikit_multiple_outlines.zip

[yaqwsx]

This was fixed in 46b2ea9.

The problem is that KiCAD's polygons don't use properties GetStart() and GetEnd() for their start/end points. They always return a fixed coordinate. However, we have never noticed as all our test cases used a single polygon (possibly with holes)

[bobatsar]

Thanks for the fix.

The error is now gone but the outline in the panel does not match the original at all. I just opened #749.

tested with kikit, version 1.6.0+7.g309b937