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Experimental: push |J| heatmap overlays into KiCad (dialog opt-in)
After a solve, the per-layer current-density maps can be pushed into
the open board as reference images on User.9..User.12 (stackup order,
top first) - visible right in the editor, toggled like any layer,
never plotted to gerbers. Dialog checkbox, default OFF; every push
replaces all reference images on those layers.

Rendering (fill_resistance/overlay.py, KiCad-free and tested headless):
one pixel per grid cell, opaque over copper with the log scale lifted
off the colormap's near-black bottom (dark canvas), transparent
elsewhere, one pixel of half-alpha edge bleed so the overlay reaches
the drawn outline instead of stopping half a cell short. Pushing lives
in board_io (ReferenceImage via the IPC API, KiCad >= 10.0.1; scale =
width / (pixels * 1 inch / 300 PPI), position = image center); kipy
0.7.1 swallows creation errors, so the per-item status is read from
the raw CreateItemsResponse. pipeline.run takes an optional overlay
callback; failures are reported, never fatal.

tools/kicad_overlay_test.py pushes a fiducial alignment pattern (KiCad
bbox readback verified placement to half a pixel); tools/
kicad_heatmap_overlay.py runs the whole thing headless against the
open board, filtering marker rectangles of other nets' analyses via
the exact copper test.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-17 20:39:13 +07:00

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"""Route-A experiment: push a bitmap overlay into the open KiCad board as
a locked ReferenceImage on a User layer via the IPC API.
Pushes a fiducial test pattern (corner + center crosshairs, 10 mm grid,
translucent gradient) sized to the board outline so alignment and scale
can be verified by eye in the editor. Re-running replaces the previous
overlay. Requires KiCad >= 10.0.1 (ReferenceImage over the API).
python tools/kicad_overlay_test.py [--layer Cmts.User] [--remove]
python tools/kicad_overlay_test.py --image heat.png --bbox x0,y0,x1,y1
(mm; push an arbitrary PNG instead)
The overlay is editor-only: reference images never plot to gerbers.
Delete it any time by selecting it in KiCad (it sits on the chosen
layer) or with --remove. The layer must be enabled in Board Setup:
User.1..User.45 usually are NOT (KiCad refuses the item with 'no
overlapping layers with the board'); Cmts.User/Eco1.User always exist.
"""
import argparse
import io
import sys
from pathlib import Path
sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]))
from kipy.board_types import ReferenceImage
from kipy.geometry import Vector2
from kipy.util.board_layer import canonical_name, layer_from_canonical_name
from fill_resistance.board_io import (OVERLAY_PIX_NM as PIX_NM,
_create_reference_image, connect,
remove_overlays)
NM = 1_000_000
def board_bbox_nm(board):
"""Union bbox of the Edge.Cuts shapes (fallback: all pads)."""
items = [s for s in board.get_shapes()
if canonical_name(s.layer) == "Edge.Cuts"]
if not items:
items = list(board.get_pads())
if not items:
raise SystemExit("board has no Edge.Cuts shapes and no pads")
x0 = y0 = None
x1 = y1 = None
for it in items:
box = board.get_item_bounding_box(it)
if box is None:
continue
lo_x, lo_y = box.pos.x, box.pos.y
hi_x, hi_y = lo_x + box.size.x, lo_y + box.size.y
x0 = lo_x if x0 is None else min(x0, lo_x)
y0 = lo_y if y0 is None else min(y0, lo_y)
x1 = hi_x if x1 is None else max(x1, hi_x)
y1 = hi_y if y1 is None else max(y1, hi_y)
return x0, y0, x1, y1
def fiducial_png(w_nm: float, h_nm: float, px_per_mm: float = 16.0):
"""RGBA test pattern: translucent gradient, 10 mm grid, opaque
crosshairs at the four corners and the center."""
import numpy as np
from PIL import Image
w_px = max(2, round(w_nm / NM * px_per_mm))
h_px = max(2, round(h_nm / NM * px_per_mm))
xx = np.linspace(0.0, 1.0, w_px)[None, :]
yy = np.linspace(0.0, 1.0, h_px)[:, None]
rgba = np.zeros((h_px, w_px, 4), dtype=np.uint8)
rgba[..., 0] = (255 * xx).astype(np.uint8) # red ramp ->
rgba[..., 2] = (255 * yy).astype(np.uint8) # blue ramp v
rgba[..., 1] = 60
rgba[..., 3] = 70 # mostly see-through
step = round(10.0 * px_per_mm) # 10 mm grid
for x in range(0, w_px, step):
rgba[:, x:x + 2, :3] = 255
rgba[:, x:x + 2, 3] = 150
for y in range(0, h_px, step):
rgba[y:y + 2, :, :3] = 255
rgba[y:y + 2, :, 3] = 150
def cross(cx, cy, arm=round(3 * px_per_mm)):
x_lo, x_hi = max(0, cx - arm), min(w_px, cx + arm + 1)
y_lo, y_hi = max(0, cy - arm), min(h_px, cy + arm + 1)
cy2 = np.clip(cy, 0, h_px - 2)
cx2 = np.clip(cx, 0, w_px - 2)
rgba[cy2:cy2 + 2, x_lo:x_hi] = (255, 0, 0, 255)
rgba[y_lo:y_hi, cx2:cx2 + 2] = (255, 0, 0, 255)
for cx in (0, w_px - 1):
for cy in (0, h_px - 1):
cross(cx, cy)
cross(w_px // 2, h_px // 2)
buf = io.BytesIO()
# no dpi= : without a density chunk KiCad assumes the 300 PPI default
Image.fromarray(rgba, "RGBA").save(buf, format="PNG")
return buf.getvalue(), w_px, h_px
def main() -> None:
ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
ap.add_argument("--layer", default="Cmts.User",
help="destination layer (default Cmts.User; must be "
"enabled in Board Setup)")
ap.add_argument("--remove", action="store_true",
help="only remove existing overlays on the layer")
ap.add_argument("--image", help="push this PNG instead of the pattern")
ap.add_argument("--bbox", help="x0,y0,x1,y1 [mm] for --image")
args = ap.parse_args()
_, board = connect()
layer = layer_from_canonical_name(args.layer)
n = remove_overlays(board, layer)
if n:
print(f"removed {n} previous overlay(s) on {args.layer}")
if args.remove:
return
if args.image:
if not args.bbox:
raise SystemExit("--image needs --bbox x0,y0,x1,y1 [mm]")
x0, y0, x1, y1 = (float(v) * NM for v in args.bbox.split(","))
png = Path(args.image).read_bytes()
from PIL import Image
w_px, h_px = Image.open(io.BytesIO(png)).size
else:
x0, y0, x1, y1 = board_bbox_nm(board)
png, w_px, h_px = fiducial_png(x1 - x0, y1 - y0)
scale = (x1 - x0) / (w_px * PIX_NM)
ref = ReferenceImage()
ref.layer = layer
ref.position = Vector2.from_xy(round((x0 + x1) / 2), round((y0 + y1) / 2))
ref.image_scale = scale
ref.image_data = png
ref.locked = False # unlocked: easy to delete; reruns replace
_create_reference_image(board, ref)
got = [r for r in board.get_reference_images() if r.layer == layer]
print(f"pushed {len(png) / 1024:.0f} kB PNG ({w_px}x{h_px} px) onto "
f"{args.layer}: {(x1 - x0) / NM:.2f} x {(y1 - y0) / NM:.2f} mm at "
f"({x0 / NM:.2f}, {y0 / NM:.2f}) mm, scale {scale:.4f}")
for r in got:
print(f"readback: {r!r}")
print(f"-> enable layer '{args.layer}' in the Appearance panel; the "
f"red crosshairs must sit on the board bbox corners/center and "
f"the white grid must be 10 mm. Remove with --remove.")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()