- some fixes in the app_Main class

- removed the "follow" functionality from the Isolation Tool
- created a new application Tool named Follow Tool
- added the "follow" functionality in the Follow Tool and added the new feature of allowing to perform "follow" on an area selection

appGUI/MainGUI.py

@@ -1050,6 +1050,8 @@ class MainGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
             QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/paint20_1.png'), _("Paint Tool"))
         self.isolation_btn = self.toolbartools.addAction(
             QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/iso_16.png'), _("Isolation Tool"))
+        self.follow_btn = self.toolbartools.addAction(
+            QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/follow32.png'), _("Follow Tool"))
         self.drill_btn = self.toolbartools.addAction(
             QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/extract_drill32.png'), _("Drilling Tool"))
         self.toolbartools.addSeparator()
@@ -2219,6 +2221,8 @@ class MainGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
             QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/paint20_1.png'), _("Paint Tool"))
         self.isolation_btn = self.toolbartools.addAction(
             QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/iso_16.png'), _("Isolation Tool"))
+        self.follow_btn = self.toolbartools.addAction(
+            QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/follow32.png'), _("Follow Tool"))
         self.drill_btn = self.toolbartools.addAction(
             QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/extract_drill32.png'), _("Drilling Tool"))
         self.toolbartools.addSeparator()

appGUI/ObjectUI.py

@@ -398,10 +398,21 @@ class GerberObjectUI(ObjectUI):
         #                 """)
         grid0.addWidget(self.generate_cutout_button, 20, 0, 1, 3)
 
+        # Follow Tool
+        self.generate_follow_button = FCButton(_('Follow Tool'))
+        self.generate_follow_button.setIcon(QtGui.QIcon(self.app.resource_location + '/follow32.png'))
+        self.generate_follow_button.setToolTip(
+            _("Generate a 'Follow' geometry.\n"
+              "This means that it will cut through\n"
+              "the middle of the trace."))
+        # self.generate_cutout_button.setStyleSheet("""
+
+        grid0.addWidget(self.generate_follow_button, 22, 0, 1, 3)
+
         separator_line = QtWidgets.QFrame()
         separator_line.setFrameShape(QtWidgets.QFrame.HLine)
         separator_line.setFrameShadow(QtWidgets.QFrame.Sunken)
-        grid0.addWidget(separator_line, 22, 0, 1, 3)
+        grid0.addWidget(separator_line, 24, 0, 1, 3)
 
         # UTILITIES BUTTON
         self.util_button = FCButton('%s' % _("UTILTIES"), checkable=True)
@@ -413,12 +424,12 @@ class GerberObjectUI(ObjectUI):
                                           font-weight: bold;
                                       }
                                       """)
-        grid0.addWidget(self.util_button, 24, 0, 1, 3)
+        grid0.addWidget(self.util_button, 26, 0, 1, 3)
 
         # UTILITIES Frame
         self.util_frame = QtWidgets.QFrame()
         self.util_frame.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-        grid0.addWidget(self.util_frame, 25, 0, 1, 3)
+        grid0.addWidget(self.util_frame, 28, 0, 1, 3)
         self.util_box = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout()
         self.util_box.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         self.util_frame.setLayout(self.util_box)

appGUI/preferences/PreferencesUIManager.py

@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ class PreferencesUIManager:
             "tools_iso_passes":         self.ui.tools_defaults_form.tools_iso_group.passes_entry,
             "tools_iso_overlap":        self.ui.tools_defaults_form.tools_iso_group.overlap_entry,
             "tools_iso_milling_type":   self.ui.tools_defaults_form.tools_iso_group.milling_type_radio,
-            "tools_iso_follow":         self.ui.tools_defaults_form.tools_iso_group.follow_cb,
             "tools_iso_isotype":        self.ui.tools_defaults_form.tools_iso_group.iso_type_radio,
 
             "tools_iso_rest":           self.ui.tools_defaults_form.tools_iso_group.rest_cb,

appGUI/preferences/tools/ToolsISOPrefGroupUI.py

@@ -197,23 +197,6 @@ class ToolsISOPrefGroupUI(OptionsGroupUI):
         grid0.addWidget(self.milling_type_label, 10, 0)
         grid0.addWidget(self.milling_type_radio, 10, 1, 1, 2)
 
-        # Follow
-        self.follow_label = QtWidgets.QLabel('%s:' % _('Follow'))
-        self.follow_label.setToolTip(
-            _("Generate a 'Follow' geometry.\n"
-              "This means that it will cut through\n"
-              "the middle of the trace.")
-        )
-
-        self.follow_cb = FCCheckBox()
-        self.follow_cb.setToolTip(_("Generate a 'Follow' geometry.\n"
-                                    "This means that it will cut through\n"
-                                    "the middle of the trace."))
-        self.follow_cb.setObjectName("i_follow")
-
-        grid0.addWidget(self.follow_label, 11, 0)
-        grid0.addWidget(self.follow_cb, 11, 1, 1, 2)
-
         # Isolation Type
         self.iso_type_label = QtWidgets.QLabel('%s:' % _('Isolation Type'))
         self.iso_type_label.setToolTip(