- created a new tool: Isolation Routing Tool: work in progress

- some fixes in NCC Tool

AppGUI/GUIElements.py

@@ -2224,11 +2224,14 @@ class OptionalHideInputSection:
         """
         Associates the a checkbox with a set of inputs.
 
-        :param cb: Checkbox that enables the optional inputs.
+        :param cb:          Checkbox that enables the optional inputs.
-        :param optinputs: List of widgets that are optional.
+        :type cb:           QtWidgets.QCheckBox
-        :param logic: When True the logic is normal, when False the logic is in reverse
+        :param optinputs:   List of widgets that are optional.
-        It means that for logic=True, when the checkbox is checked the widgets are Enabled, and
+        :type optinputs:    list
-        for logic=False, when the checkbox is checked the widgets are Disabled
+        :param logic:       When True the logic is normal, when False the logic is in reverse
+                            It means that for logic=True, when the checkbox is checked the widgets are Enabled, and
+                            for logic=False, when the checkbox is checked the widgets are Disabled
+        :type logic:        bool
         :return:
         """
         assert isinstance(cb, FCCheckBox), \

AppGUI/ObjectUI.py

@@ -428,15 +428,14 @@ class GerberObjectUI(ObjectUI):
         self.follow_cb.setToolTip(_("Generate a 'Follow' geometry.\n"
                                     "This means that it will cut through\n"
                                     "the middle of the trace."))
-        grid1.addWidget(self.combine_passes_cb, 8, 0)
 
         # avoid an area from isolation
         self.except_cb = FCCheckBox(label=_('Except'))
-        grid1.addWidget(self.follow_cb, 8, 1)
-
         self.except_cb.setToolTip(_("When the isolation geometry is generated,\n"
                                     "by checking this, the area of the object below\n"
                                     "will be subtracted from the isolation geometry."))
+        grid1.addWidget(self.combine_passes_cb, 8, 0)
+        grid1.addWidget(self.follow_cb, 8, 1)
         grid1.addWidget(self.except_cb, 8, 2)
 
         # ## Form Layout
@@ -563,6 +562,28 @@ class GerberObjectUI(ObjectUI):
         self.tool_lbl = QtWidgets.QLabel('<b>%s</b>' % _("TOOLS"))
         grid2.addWidget(self.tool_lbl, 0, 0, 1, 2)
 
+        # ## Isolation Routing
+        self.iso_label = QtWidgets.QLabel("%s" % _("Isolation"))
+        self.iso_label.setToolTip(
+            _("Create a Geometry object with\n"
+              "toolpaths to cut around polygons.")
+        )
+        self.iso_label.setMinimumWidth(90)
+
+        self.iso_button = QtWidgets.QPushButton(_('Isolation Routing'))
+        self.iso_button.setToolTip(
+            _("Create a Geometry object with\n"
+              "toolpaths to cut around polygons.")
+        )
+        self.iso_button.setStyleSheet("""
+                                      QPushButton
+                                      {
+                                          font-weight: bold;
+                                      }
+                                      """)
+        grid2.addWidget(self.iso_label, 1, 0)
+        grid2.addWidget(self.iso_button, 1, 1)
+
         # ## Clear non-copper regions
         self.clearcopper_label = QtWidgets.QLabel("%s" % _("Clear N-copper"))
         self.clearcopper_label.setToolTip(
@@ -582,8 +603,8 @@ class GerberObjectUI(ObjectUI):
                             font-weight: bold;
                         }
                         """)
-        grid2.addWidget(self.clearcopper_label, 1, 0)
+        grid2.addWidget(self.clearcopper_label, 2, 0)
-        grid2.addWidget(self.generate_ncc_button, 1, 1)
+        grid2.addWidget(self.generate_ncc_button, 2, 1)
 
         # ## Board cutout
         self.board_cutout_label = QtWidgets.QLabel("%s" % _("Board cutout"))
@@ -604,13 +625,13 @@ class GerberObjectUI(ObjectUI):
                             font-weight: bold;
                         }
                         """)
-        grid2.addWidget(self.board_cutout_label, 2, 0)
+        grid2.addWidget(self.board_cutout_label, 3, 0)
-        grid2.addWidget(self.generate_cutout_button, 2, 1)
+        grid2.addWidget(self.generate_cutout_button, 3, 1)
 
         separator_line = QtWidgets.QFrame()
         separator_line.setFrameShape(QtWidgets.QFrame.HLine)
         separator_line.setFrameShadow(QtWidgets.QFrame.Sunken)
-        grid2.addWidget(separator_line, 3, 0, 1, 2)
+        grid2.addWidget(separator_line, 4, 0, 1, 2)
 
         # ## Non-copper regions
         self.noncopper_label = QtWidgets.QLabel("<b>%s</b>" % _("Non-copper regions"))
@@ -622,7 +643,7 @@ class GerberObjectUI(ObjectUI):
               "copper from a specified region.")
         )
 
-        grid2.addWidget(self.noncopper_label, 4, 0, 1, 2)
+        grid2.addWidget(self.noncopper_label, 5, 0, 1, 2)
 
         # Margin
         bmlabel = QtWidgets.QLabel('%s:' % _('Boundary Margin'))
@@ -638,8 +659,8 @@ class GerberObjectUI(ObjectUI):
         self.noncopper_margin_entry.set_precision(self.decimals)
         self.noncopper_margin_entry.setSingleStep(0.1)
 
-        grid2.addWidget(bmlabel, 5, 0)
+        grid2.addWidget(bmlabel, 6, 0)
-        grid2.addWidget(self.noncopper_margin_entry, 5, 1)
+        grid2.addWidget(self.noncopper_margin_entry, 6, 1)
 
         # Rounded corners
         self.noncopper_rounded_cb = FCCheckBox(label=_("Rounded Geo"))
@@ -649,13 +670,13 @@ class GerberObjectUI(ObjectUI):
         self.noncopper_rounded_cb.setMinimumWidth(90)
 
         self.generate_noncopper_button = QtWidgets.QPushButton(_('Generate Geo'))
-        grid2.addWidget(self.noncopper_rounded_cb, 6, 0)
+        grid2.addWidget(self.noncopper_rounded_cb, 7, 0)
-        grid2.addWidget(self.generate_noncopper_button, 6, 1)
+        grid2.addWidget(self.generate_noncopper_button, 7, 1)
 
         separator_line1 = QtWidgets.QFrame()
         separator_line1.setFrameShape(QtWidgets.QFrame.HLine)
         separator_line1.setFrameShadow(QtWidgets.QFrame.Sunken)
-        grid2.addWidget(separator_line1, 7, 0, 1, 2)
+        grid2.addWidget(separator_line1, 8, 0, 1, 2)
 
         # ## Bounding box
         self.boundingbox_label = QtWidgets.QLabel('<b>%s</b>' % _('Bounding Box'))
@@ -664,7 +685,7 @@ class GerberObjectUI(ObjectUI):
               "Square shape.")
         )
 
-        grid2.addWidget(self.boundingbox_label, 8, 0, 1, 2)
+        grid2.addWidget(self.boundingbox_label, 9, 0, 1, 2)
 
         bbmargin = QtWidgets.QLabel('%s:' % _('Boundary Margin'))
         bbmargin.setToolTip(
@@ -677,8 +698,8 @@ class GerberObjectUI(ObjectUI):
         self.bbmargin_entry.set_precision(self.decimals)
         self.bbmargin_entry.setSingleStep(0.1)
 
-        grid2.addWidget(bbmargin, 9, 0)
+        grid2.addWidget(bbmargin, 10, 0)
-        grid2.addWidget(self.bbmargin_entry, 9, 1)
+        grid2.addWidget(self.bbmargin_entry, 10, 1)
 
         self.bbrounded_cb = FCCheckBox(label=_("Rounded Geo"))
         self.bbrounded_cb.setToolTip(
@@ -693,8 +714,8 @@ class GerberObjectUI(ObjectUI):
         self.generate_bb_button.setToolTip(
             _("Generate the Geometry object.")
         )
-        grid2.addWidget(self.bbrounded_cb, 10, 0)
+        grid2.addWidget(self.bbrounded_cb, 11, 0)
-        grid2.addWidget(self.generate_bb_button, 10, 1)
+        grid2.addWidget(self.generate_bb_button, 11, 1)
 
 
 class ExcellonObjectUI(ObjectUI):

AppObjects/FlatCAMGerber.py

@@ -224,8 +224,12 @@ class GerberObject(FlatCAMObj, Gerber):
         self.ui.solid_cb.stateChanged.connect(self.on_solid_cb_click)
         self.ui.multicolored_cb.stateChanged.connect(self.on_multicolored_cb_click)
         self.ui.generate_iso_button.clicked.connect(self.on_iso_button_click)
+
+        # Tools
+        self.ui.iso_button.clicked.connect(self.app.isolation_tool.run)
         self.ui.generate_ncc_button.clicked.connect(self.app.ncclear_tool.run)
         self.ui.generate_cutout_button.clicked.connect(self.app.cutout_tool.run)
+
         self.ui.generate_bb_button.clicked.connect(self.on_generatebb_button_click)
         self.ui.generate_noncopper_button.clicked.connect(self.on_generatenoncopper_button_click)
         self.ui.aperture_table_visibility_cb.stateChanged.connect(self.on_aperture_table_visibility_change)

AppTools/ToolNCC.py

@@ -2340,6 +2340,9 @@ class NonCopperClear(AppTool, Gerber):
                 if self.ncc_tools[tooluid]['data']['tools_nccoperation'] == 'clear':
                     sorted_clear_tools.append(self.ncc_tools[tooluid]['tooldia'])
 
+        if not sorted_clear_tools:
+            return 'fail'
+
         # ########################################################################################################
         # set the name for the future Geometry object
         # I do it here because it is also stored inside the gen_clear_area() and gen_clear_area_rest() methods
@@ -2361,6 +2364,8 @@ class NonCopperClear(AppTool, Gerber):
             # will store the number of tools for which the isolation is broken
             warning_flag = 0
 
+            tool = None
+
             if order == 'fwd':
                 sorted_clear_tools.sort(reverse=False)
             elif order == 'rev':
@@ -2900,7 +2905,7 @@ class NonCopperClear(AppTool, Gerber):
             if run_threaded:
                 proc.done()
             else:
-                app_obj.proc_container.view.set_idle()
+                a_obj.proc_container.view.set_idle()
 
             # focus on Selected Tab
             self.app.ui.notebook.setCurrentWidget(self.app.ui.selected_tab)
@@ -2914,48 +2919,34 @@ class NonCopperClear(AppTool, Gerber):
         else:
             job_thread(app_obj=self.app)
 
-    def clear_copper_tcl(self, ncc_obj,
+    def clear_copper_tcl(self, ncc_obj, sel_obj=None, ncctooldia=None, isotooldia=None, margin=None, has_offset=None,
-                         sel_obj=None,
+                         offset=None, select_method=None, outname=None, overlap=None, connect=None, contour=None,
-                         ncctooldia=None,
+                         order=None, method=None, rest=None, tools_storage=None, plot=True, run_threaded=False):
-                         isotooldia=None,
-                         margin=None,
-                         has_offset=None,
-                         offset=None,
-                         select_method=None,
-                         outname=None,
-                         overlap=None,
-                         connect=None,
-                         contour=None,
-                         order=None,
-                         method=None,
-                         rest=None,
-                         tools_storage=None,
-                         plot=True,
-                         run_threaded=False):
         """
         Clear the excess copper from the entire object. To be used only in a TCL command.
 
-        :param ncc_obj: ncc cleared object
+        :param ncc_obj:         ncc cleared object
         :param sel_obj:
-        :param ncctooldia: a tuple or single element made out of diameters of the tools to be used to ncc clear
+        :param ncctooldia:      a tuple or single element made out of diameters of the tools to be used to ncc clear
-        :param isotooldia: a tuple or single element made out of diameters of the tools to be used for isolation
+        :param isotooldia:      a tuple or single element made out of diameters of the tools to be used for isolation
-        :param overlap: value by which the paths will overlap
+        :param overlap:         value by which the paths will overlap
-        :param order: if the tools are ordered and how
+        :param order:           if the tools are ordered and how
-        :param select_method: if to do ncc on the whole object, on an defined area or on an area defined by
+        :param select_method:   if to do ncc on the whole object, on an defined area or on an area defined by
-        another object
+                                another object
-        :param has_offset: True if an offset is needed
+        :param has_offset:      True if an offset is needed
-        :param offset: distance from the copper features where the copper clearing is stopping
+        :param offset:          distance from the copper features where the copper clearing is stopping
-        :param margin: a border around cleared area
+        :param margin:          a border around cleared area
-        :param outname: name of the resulting object
+        :param outname:         name of the resulting object
-        :param connect: Connect lines to avoid tool lifts.
+        :param connect:         Connect lines to avoid tool lifts.
-        :param contour: Paint around the edges.
+        :param contour:         Clear around the edges.
-        :param method: choice out of 'seed', 'normal', 'lines'
+        :param method:          choice out of 'seed', 'normal', 'lines'
-        :param rest: True if to use rest-machining
+        :param rest:            True if to use rest-machining
-        :param tools_storage: whether to use the current tools_storage self.ncc_tools or a different one.
+        :param tools_storage:   whether to use the current tools_storage self.ncc_tools or a different one.
-        Usage of the different one is related to when this function is called from a TcL command.
+                                Usage of the different one is related to when this function is called from a
-        :param plot: if True after the job is finished the result will be plotted, else it will not.
+                                TcL command.
-        :param run_threaded: If True the method will be run in a threaded way suitable for GUI usage; if False it will
+        :param plot:            if True after the job is finished the result will be plotted, else it will not.
-        run non-threaded for TclShell usage
+        :param run_threaded:    If True the method will be run in a threaded way suitable for GUI usage;
+                                if False it will run non-threaded for TclShell usage
         :return:
         """
         if run_threaded:
@@ -3003,6 +2994,9 @@ class NonCopperClear(AppTool, Gerber):
             else:
                 sorted_tools = ncctooldia
 
+        if not sorted_tools:
+            return 'fail'
+
         # ##############################################################################################################
         # Prepare non-copper polygons. Create the bounding box area from which the copper features will be subtracted ##
         # ##############################################################################################################

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ CHANGELOG for FlatCAM beta
 - changed and added some icons
 - fixed the Shortcuts Tab to reflect the actual current shortcut keys
 - started to work on moving the Isolation Routing from the Gerber Object UI to it's own tool
+- created a new tool: Isolation Routing Tool: work in progress
+- some fixes in NCC Tool
 
 24.05.2020