- created a new custom layout based on the Grid Layout where I can set the horizontal and vertical spacings between grid items and used it throughout the app

appPlugins/ToolPunchGerber.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from PyQt6 import QtCore, QtWidgets, QtGui
 
 from appTool import AppTool
 from appGUI.GUIElements import RadioSet, FCDoubleSpinner, FCCheckBox, FCComboBox, FCTable, FCButton, FCLabel, \
-    VerticalScrollArea
+    VerticalScrollArea, FCGridLayout
 
 from copy import deepcopy
 import logging
@@ -1991,7 +1991,7 @@ class PunchUI:
         self.layout.addWidget(FCLabel(""))
 
         # ## Grid Layout
-        grid_lay = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
+        grid_lay = FCGridLayout(v_spacing=3)
         self.layout.addLayout(grid_lay)
         grid_lay.setColumnStretch(0, 1)
         grid_lay.setColumnStretch(1, 0)
@@ -2023,12 +2023,12 @@ class PunchUI:
 
         grid_lay.addWidget(self.padt_label, 3, 0, 1, 2)
 
-        pad_all_grid = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
+        pad_all_grid = FCGridLayout(v_spacing=3)
         pad_all_grid.setColumnStretch(0, 0)
         pad_all_grid.setColumnStretch(1, 1)
         grid_lay.addLayout(pad_all_grid, 5, 0, 1, 2)
 
-        pad_grid = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
+        pad_grid = FCGridLayout(v_spacing=3)
         pad_grid.setColumnStretch(0, 0)
         pad_all_grid.addLayout(pad_grid, 0, 0)
 
@@ -2110,7 +2110,7 @@ class PunchUI:
         grid_lay.addWidget(separator_line, 10, 0, 1, 2)
 
         # Grid Layout
-        grid0 = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
+        grid0 = FCGridLayout(v_spacing=3)
         self.layout.addLayout(grid0)
         grid0.setColumnStretch(0, 0)
         grid0.setColumnStretch(1, 1)
@@ -2192,7 +2192,7 @@ class PunchUI:
         self.ring_box.addWidget(self.ring_label)
 
         # ## Grid Layout
-        self.grid1 = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
+        self.grid1 = FCGridLayout(v_spacing=3)
         self.grid1.setColumnStretch(0, 0)
         self.grid1.setColumnStretch(1, 1)
         self.ring_box.addLayout(self.grid1)