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1.0.71: 1.0.71: pictures of library parts, and layer visibility in the open board.

Colby Knox ·ab0f12432b ·13d ago ·parent febd39d

- **kicad_library_views:** each part in a library drawn for review, as image files, headless (kicad-cli; nothing opens). - The symbol, one PNG per unit; the footprint with its pad numbers; the 3D body seated on its pads, an isometric view zoomed out for a tall body. - The device view: an SVG table of every symbol pin against a footprint pad, with any pin without a pad and any pad without a pin listed. - From a .kicad_sym the footprint is the symbol's Footprint field; from a .pretty folder, symbolLibraryPath gives the symbol. - A footprint with no model, or a model file that does not resolve, is reported ok:false for 3d, never drawn empty. - **kicad_set_layer_visibility:** shows or hides one layer of the open board (by name or layer id) and reads it back.

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@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ viewer. This is how every 3D shot above exists.  <!-- verbs:start (tools/readme_verbs.py writes this) --> -Every verb of this build (283, `kicad_describe` is the live catalog with inputs, hints and pitfalls). A name marked *standard* is the EDA Bridge Standard's name for the verb after the arrow.+Every verb of this build (285, `kicad_describe` is the live catalog with inputs, hints and pitfalls). A name marked *standard* is the EDA Bridge Standard's name for the verb after the arrow.  **Board model and reads (EDA Bridge Standard)** (12) @@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ Every verb of this build (283, `kicad_describe` is the live catalog with inputs, | `kicad_project_rename` | Rename a project: the .kicad_pro, root .kicad_sch, .kicad_pcb, .kicad_prl (and .kicad_dru, backups folder), with the references inside updated (project file entries, every schematic's instance headers, the board's sheet references and title). Refused while KiCad has the project open. | | `kicad_project_snapshot` | Timestamped copy of the project's files into <project>/snapshots/<stamp>[-label]/, plus schematic and board PDFs made with kicad-cli. | -**Windows, editors, install and the bridge** (111)+**Windows, editors, install and the bridge** (113)  | Verb | What it does | |---|---|@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ Every verb of this build (283, `kicad_describe` is the live catalog with inputs, | `kicad_launch` | Cold-start KiCad (project manager) when nothing is running. | | `kicad_layers` | The board's whole layer set: KiCad's id, name, kind (signal, power, mixed, user) and the user's name for each, and whether the open PCB editor shows it. | | `kicad_length_tune` | Lengthen a routed net to a target length, or to match another net (a pair's skew, a DDR byte lane): a serpentine in its longest straight track that has room beside it, the bumps sized to add exactly the length missing, every bump clear of other copper and inside the board. Live as one Undo step after a DRC check, else in the closed file. |+| `kicad_library_views` | Pictures of library parts for review, each as an image file: the schematic symbol, the footprint (pads with their numbers), the 3D body seated on the footprint, and the device view (every symbol pin mapped to a pad). | | `kicad_list_installed_libraries` | Every symbol and footprint library KiCad loads: the global tables and, with projectPath, the project's own, with nickname, path and whether the path exists. | | `kicad_list_versions` | Every KiCad install found (registry and standard folders) with bin dir, kicad-cli path and version. | | `kicad_log_tail` | New KiCad log output since a byte offset: what KiCad said about ITSELF (read-only). |@@ -552,6 +553,7 @@ Every verb of this build (283, `kicad_describe` is the live catalog with inputs, | `kicad_ripup_nets` | Delete every unlocked track, arc and via of the named nets live, as one Undo step (pads, pours and locked copper stay). | | `kicad_screenshot_all` | Screenshot every open KiCad window. | | `kicad_send_key` | Send a key to KiCad, or fire a menu item by label; chords and menu labels resolve to menu commands (background) |+| `kicad_set_layer_visibility` | Show or hide one layer in the open PCB editor (KiCad's own layer visibility, through its API), read back. | | `kicad_set_params` | Set parameters on a library symbol (fields; a missing one is added hidden), optionally its value (the standard's comment) and its footprint link. | | `kicad_set_settings` | Change bridge settings; applies immediately (e.g. overlay badges stamped/cleared on live windows). | | `kicad_set_visibility` | Show or hide one field of a library symbol. |