LED Tree

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This project was created using the rotator.py module, which was was designed to be scripted with KiCad 5's python console. Place it in your KiCad data directory (%APPDATA/kicad on Windows, ~/.config/kicad on Linux, ~/Library/Preferences/kicad on Mac) under the scripting folder. Then it can be imported as a module in the console.

Here's the code I used to arrange the jumpers, resistors, and LEDs radially for this project:

import rotator
from pcbnew import wxPoint

# Origin is chosen arbitrarily - this will need to be
# adjusted depending on your project.
# I think all distances are in nanometers.
origin = wxPoint(100e6, 100e6)
base = 15e6

def tenth(n):
    return n * 2.54e6

def doit():
    # The jumper pads
    rotator.rotateSequence("JP", 1, 16, base + tenth(5), origin, 0, 90)
    # The resistors
    rotator.rotateSequence("R", 1, 16, base + tenth(1), origin, 0, 90)
    # The LEDs
    rotator.rotateSequence("D", 1, 16, base, origin, 0, 270)

I just pasted it into the console. It only needed to work once so I didn't bother making it any easier.