cvpcb doc update. others updates and minor bugs fixes.

3d-viewer/3d_draw.cpp

@@ -108,8 +108,15 @@ GLuint Pcb3D_GLCanvas::CreateDrawGL_List()
     g_Parm_3D_Visu.m_BoardPos   = pcb->m_BoundaryBox.Centre();
     g_Parm_3D_Visu.m_BoardPos.y = -g_Parm_3D_Visu.m_BoardPos.y;
     g_Parm_3D_Visu.m_Layers     = pcb->m_BoardSettings->m_CopperLayerCount;
+    
+    // Ensure the board has 2 sides for 3D views, because it is hard to find a *really* single side board in the true life...
+    if ( g_Parm_3D_Visu.m_Layers < 2 )
+        g_Parm_3D_Visu.m_Layers = 2;
+
     g_Parm_3D_Visu.m_BoardScale = 2.0 / MAX( g_Parm_3D_Visu.m_BoardSize.x,
                                              g_Parm_3D_Visu.m_BoardSize.y );
+    // @TODO: epoxy_width (board thickness) must be set by user,
+    // because all boards thickness no not match with this setup:
     double epoxy_width = 1.6;    // epoxy width in mm
     g_Parm_3D_Visu.m_Epoxy_Width = epoxy_width / 2.54 * 1000
                                    * g_Parm_3D_Visu.m_BoardScale;

include/build_version.h

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #ifndef KICAD_BUILD_VERSION
 #define KICAD_BUILD_VERSION
 
-#define BUILD_VERSION wxT("(20090216-RC3)")
+#define BUILD_VERSION wxT("(20090216-RC4)")
 
 COMMON_GLOBL wxString g_BuildVersion
 #ifdef EDA_BASE

pcbnew/dialog_copper_zones.cpp

@@ -269,6 +269,15 @@ bool dialog_copper_zone::AcceptOptions( bool aPromptForErrors, bool aUseExportab
     m_Zone_Setting->m_ZoneClearance =
         ReturnValueFromString( g_UnitMetric, txtvalue, m_Parent->m_InternalUnits );
 
+    // Test if this is a reasonnable value for this parameter
+    // A too large value can hang pcbnew
+    #define CLEARANCE_MAX_VALUE 5000    // in 1/10000 inch
+    if ( m_Zone_Setting->m_ZoneClearance > CLEARANCE_MAX_VALUE )
+    {
+        DisplayError( this, _( "Error : Zone clearance is set to an unreasonnable value" ) );
+        return false;
+    }
+
     txtvalue = m_ZoneMinThicknessCtrl->GetValue();
     m_Zone_Setting->m_ZoneMinThickness =
         ReturnValueFromString( g_UnitMetric, txtvalue, m_Parent->m_InternalUnits );

template/kicad.pro

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ LabSize=60
 [eeschema/libraries]
 LibName1=power
 LibName2=device
-LibName3=transistor
+LibName3=transistors
 LibName4=conn
 LibName5=linear
 LibName6=regul

version.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 release version:
 16 feb 2009
 files (.zip,.tgz):
-kicad-2009-02-16-RC3
+kicad-2009-02-16-RC4