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+# #####################################################################################
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+# DESCRIPTION:
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+# Will cut a PCB piece with a pattern (Gerber file) out of the surrounding PCB material
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+# #####################################################################################
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+
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+puts "**************** RUNNING an EXAMPLE SCRIPT = Cutout a Gerber file *******************"
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+
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+# ----------- START: This is needed only for the examples ----------------
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+# first set the default location where to search for the files to be open and store it to the ROOT_FOLDER variable
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+set ROOT_FOLDER [get_sys root_folder_path]
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+
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+# calculate the resources path for the examples we need to run and store it inside the PATH varaible
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+set PATH ${ROOT_FOLDER}/assets/examples/files
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+# ----------- END: This is needed only for the examples ----------------
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+
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+# set the working path to the path that holds the files we are going to work with
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+set_path $PATH
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+
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+# load the GERBER file test.gbr as gerber_file
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+open_gerber test.gbr -outname gerber_file
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+
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+# cutout the Gerber file with name gerber_file using an endmill with diameter 1.2 at a distance of 0.1 units from
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+# the Gerber object. Will add gaps (bridges to hold the PCB to the surrounding material) on each side of the PCB
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+# (4 sides) and the resulting Geometry object that hold the cutout geometry will be named cutout_geo
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+cutout gerber_file -dia 1.2 -margin 0.1 -gapsize 3 -gaps "4" -outname cutout_geo
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+
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+# plot the objects so we can see them; not required for the script but in this script we want to see the results
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+plot_all
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