pcb_plotter.cpp

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#include <pcb_plotter.h>
#include <common.h>
#include <plotters/plotter.h>
#include <plotters/plotters_pslike.h>
#include <board.h>
#include <board_loader.h>
#include <footprint.h>
#include <pad.h>
#include <project.h>
#include <board_tables/generated_table_refresh.h>
#include <pcb_drill_chart.h>
#include <reporter.h>
#include <pcbplot.h>
#include <wx/filename.h>
#include <gerber_jobfile_writer.h>
#include <jobs/job_export_pcb_gerbers.h>
#include <jobs/job_export_pcb_dxf.h>
#include <jobs/job_export_pcb_pdf.h>
#include <jobs/job_export_pcb_plot.h>
#include <jobs/job_export_pcb_png.h>
#include <jobs/job_export_pcb_ps.h>
#include <jobs/job_export_pcb_svg.h>
#include <pgm_base.h>
#include <pcbnew_settings.h>
#include <geometry/shape_poly_set.h>
#include <math/util.h> // for KiROUND
 
 
static int scaleToSelection( double scale )
{
    int selection = 1;
 
    if( scale == 0.0 )      selection = 0;
    else if( scale == 1.5 ) selection = 2;
    else if( scale == 2.0 ) selection = 3;
    else if( scale == 3.0 ) selection = 4;
 
    return selection;
}
 
 
PCB_PLOTTER::PCB_PLOTTER( BOARD* aBoard, REPORTER* aReporter, PCB_PLOT_PARAMS& aParams ) :
        m_board( aBoard ),
        m_plotOpts( aParams ),
        m_reporter( aReporter )
{
}
 
 
bool PCB_PLOTTER::Plot( const wxString& aOutputPath, const LSEQ& aLayersToPlot,
                        const LSEQ& aCommonLayers, bool aUseGerberFileExtensions,
                        bool aOutputPathIsSingle, std::optional<wxString> aLayerName,
                        std::optional<wxString> aSheetName, std::optional<wxString> aSheetPath,
                        std::vector<wxString>* aOutputFiles )
{
    std::function<bool( wxString* )> textResolver =
            [&]( wxString* token ) -> bool
            {
                // Handles board->GetTitleBlock() *and* board->GetProject()
                return m_board->ResolveTextVar( token, 0 );
            };
 
    // sanity, ensure one layer to print
    if( aLayersToPlot.size() < 1 )
    {
        if( m_reporter )
            m_reporter->Report( _( "No layers selected for plotting." ), RPT_SEVERITY_ERROR );
 
        return false;
    }
 
    // The one path GUI plotting, PNG, PS and every CLI plot job share. Common layers are
    // included or a chart plotted as one slips past the policy
    LSET plotted( { aLayersToPlot } );
    plotted |= LSET( { aCommonLayers } );
 
    RefreshGeneratedTables( *m_board );
 
    PAGE_INFO existingPageInfo = m_board->GetPageSettings();
    VECTOR2I  existingAuxOrigin = m_board->GetDesignSettings().GetAuxOrigin();
 
    if( m_plotOpts.GetFormat() == PLOT_FORMAT::SVG && m_plotOpts.GetSvgFitPagetoBoard() ) // Page is board boundary size
    {
        BOX2I     bbox = m_board->ComputeBoundingBox( false, false );
        SHAPE_POLY_SET boardOutlines;
 
        // Board outline geometry is better if it exists so that origin is not influenced by Edge.Cuts line width
        if( m_board->GetBoardPolygonOutlines( boardOutlines, false ) && boardOutlines.OutlineCount() > 0 )
            bbox = boardOutlines.BBox();
 
        PAGE_INFO currPageInfo = m_board->GetPageSettings();
 
        currPageInfo.SetWidthMils( bbox.GetWidth() / pcbIUScale.IU_PER_MILS );
        currPageInfo.SetHeightMils( bbox.GetHeight() / pcbIUScale.IU_PER_MILS );
 
        m_board->SetPageSettings( currPageInfo );
        m_plotOpts.SetUseAuxOrigin( true );
 
        // Keep the origin at the board origin so it lands on the SVG origin. The SVG
        // plotter was given the bounding box to build its viewBox from elsewhere.
        m_board->GetDesignSettings().SetAuxOrigin( VECTOR2I( 0, 0 ) );
    }
 
    // To reuse logic, in single plot mode, we want to kick any extra layers from the main list to commonLayers
    LSEQ layersToPlot;
    LSEQ commonLayers;
 
    const bool isPdfMultiPage =
            ( m_plotOpts.GetFormat() == PLOT_FORMAT::PDF && m_plotOpts.m_PDFSingle );
 
    if( aOutputPathIsSingle && !m_plotOpts.GetDXFMultiLayeredExportOption() && !isPdfMultiPage )
    {
        layersToPlot.push_back( aLayersToPlot[0] );
 
        if( aLayersToPlot.size() > 1 )
            commonLayers.insert( commonLayers.end(), aLayersToPlot.begin() + 1, aLayersToPlot.end() );
    }
    else
    {
        layersToPlot = aLayersToPlot;
        commonLayers = aCommonLayers;
    }
 
    int finalPageCount = 0;
    std::vector<std::pair<PCB_LAYER_ID, wxString>> layersToExport;
 
    // Skip the disabled copper layers and build the layer ID -> layer name mapping for plotter
    // DXF plotter will use this information to name its layers
    for( PCB_LAYER_ID layer : layersToPlot )
    {
        if( copperLayerShouldBeSkipped( layer ) )
            continue;
 
        finalPageCount++;
        layersToExport.emplace_back( layer, m_board->GetLayerName( layer ) );
    }
 
    std::unique_ptr<GERBER_JOBFILE_WRITER> jobfile_writer;
 
    if( m_plotOpts.GetFormat() == PLOT_FORMAT::GERBER && !aOutputPathIsSingle )
        jobfile_writer = std::make_unique<GERBER_JOBFILE_WRITER>( m_board, m_reporter );
 
    PLOT_FORMAT plot_format = m_plotOpts.GetFormat();
    wxString fileExt( GetDefaultPlotExtension( m_plotOpts.GetFormat() ) );
    wxString sheetPath;
    wxString msg;
    bool     success = true;
    PLOTTER* plotter = nullptr;
    int      pageNum = 1;
 
    for( size_t i = 0; i < layersToPlot.size(); i++ )
    {
        PCB_LAYER_ID layer = layersToPlot[i];
 
        if( copperLayerShouldBeSkipped( layer ) )
            continue;
 
        LSEQ       plotSequence = getPlotSequence( layer, commonLayers );
        wxString   layerName = m_board->GetLayerName( layer );
        wxFileName fn;
 
        if( aOutputPathIsSingle )
        {
            fn = wxFileName( aOutputPath );
        }
        else
        {
            wxFileName brdFn = m_board->GetFileName();
            fn.Assign( aOutputPath, brdFn.GetName(), fileExt );
 
            // Use Gerber Extensions based on layer number
            // (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerber_File)
            if( m_plotOpts.GetFormat() == PLOT_FORMAT::GERBER && aUseGerberFileExtensions )
                fileExt = GetGerberProtelExtension( layer );
 
            if( plot_format == PLOT_FORMAT::PDF && m_plotOpts.m_PDFSingle )
                fn.SetExt( GetDefaultPlotExtension( PLOT_FORMAT::PDF ) );
            else if ( plot_format == PLOT_FORMAT::DXF && m_plotOpts.GetDXFMultiLayeredExportOption() )
                fn.SetExt( GetDefaultPlotExtension( PLOT_FORMAT::DXF ) );
            else
                BuildPlotFileName( &fn, aOutputPath, layerName, fileExt );
        }
 
        if( jobfile_writer )
        {
            wxString fullname = fn.GetFullName();
            jobfile_writer->AddGbrFile( layer, fullname );
        }
 
        if( ( plot_format != PLOT_FORMAT::PDF && plot_format != PLOT_FORMAT::DXF )
            || ( !m_plotOpts.m_PDFSingle && !m_plotOpts.GetDXFMultiLayeredExportOption() )
            || ( pageNum == 1
                 && ( ( plot_format == PLOT_FORMAT::PDF && m_plotOpts.m_PDFSingle )
                      || ( plot_format == PLOT_FORMAT::DXF && m_plotOpts.GetDXFMultiLayeredExportOption() ) ) ) )
        {
            // this will only be used by pdf
            wxString pageNumber = wxString::Format( "%d", pageNum );
            wxString pageName = layerName;
            wxString sheetName = layerName;
 
            if( aLayerName.has_value() )
            {
                layerName = aLayerName.value();
                pageName = aLayerName.value();
            }
 
            if( aSheetName.has_value() )
                sheetName = aSheetName.value();
 
            if( aSheetPath.has_value() )
                sheetPath = aSheetPath.value();
 
            m_plotOpts.SetLayersToExport( layersToExport );
            plotter = StartPlotBoard( m_board, &m_plotOpts, layer, layerName, fn.GetFullPath(),
                                      sheetName, sheetPath, pageName, pageNumber, finalPageCount );
        }
 
        if( plotter )
        {
            plotter->SetLayer( layer );
            plotter->SetTitle( ExpandTextVars( m_board->GetTitleBlock().GetTitle(), &textResolver, FOR_GUI ) );
 
            if( m_plotOpts.m_PDFMetadata )
            {
                msg = wxS( "AUTHOR" );
 
                if( m_board->ResolveTextVar( &msg, 0 ) )
                    plotter->SetAuthor( msg );
 
                msg = wxS( "SUBJECT" );
 
                if( m_board->ResolveTextVar( &msg, 0 ) )
                    plotter->SetSubject( msg );
            }
 
            try
            {
                PlotBoardLayers( m_board, plotter, plotSequence, m_plotOpts );
                PlotInteractiveLayer( m_board, plotter, m_plotOpts );
            }
            catch( ... )
            {
                success = false;
                delete plotter->RenderSettings();
                delete plotter;
                plotter = nullptr;
                break;
            }
 
            if( m_plotOpts.GetFormat() == PLOT_FORMAT::PDF && m_plotOpts.m_PDFSingle && pageNum != finalPageCount )
            {
                wxString     pageNumber = wxString::Format( "%d", pageNum + 1 );
                size_t       nextI = i + 1;
                PCB_LAYER_ID nextLayer = layersToPlot[nextI];
 
                while( copperLayerShouldBeSkipped( nextLayer ) && nextI < layersToPlot.size() - 1 )
                {
                    ++nextI;
                    nextLayer = layersToPlot[nextI];
                }
 
                layerName = m_board->GetLayerName( nextLayer );
 
                wxString pageName = layerName;
                wxString sheetName = layerName;
 
                static_cast<PDF_PLOTTER*>( plotter )->ClosePage();
                static_cast<PDF_PLOTTER*>( plotter )->StartPage( pageNumber, pageName );
                setupPlotterNewPDFPage( plotter, m_board, &m_plotOpts, layerName, sheetName,
                                        sheetPath, pageNumber, finalPageCount );
            }
 
            // last page
            if( (plot_format != PLOT_FORMAT::PDF && plot_format != PLOT_FORMAT::DXF)
                    || (!m_plotOpts.m_PDFSingle && !m_plotOpts.GetDXFMultiLayeredExportOption())
                    || i == aLayersToPlot.size() - 1
                    || pageNum == finalPageCount )
            {
                try
                {
                    plotter->EndPlot();
                }
                catch( ... )
                {
                    success = false;
                }
 
                delete plotter->RenderSettings();
                delete plotter;
                plotter = nullptr;
 
                if( m_reporter )
                {
                    m_reporter->Report( wxString::Format( _( "Plotted to '%s'." ), fn.GetFullPath() ),
                                        RPT_SEVERITY_ACTION );
                }
 
                if( aOutputFiles )
                    aOutputFiles->push_back( fn.GetFullPath() );
            }
        }
        else
        {
            if( m_reporter )
            {
                m_reporter->Report( wxString::Format( _( "Failed to create file '%s'." ), fn.GetFullPath() ),
                                    RPT_SEVERITY_ERROR );
            }
 
            success = false;
        }
 
        pageNum++;
 
        wxSafeYield(); // displays report message.
    }
 
    if( jobfile_writer && m_plotOpts.GetCreateGerberJobFile() )
    {
        // Pick the basename from the board file
        wxFileName fn( m_board->GetFileName() );
 
        // Build gerber job file from basename
        BuildPlotFileName( &fn, aOutputPath, wxT( "job" ), FILEEXT::GerberJobFileExtension );
        jobfile_writer->CreateJobFile( fn.GetFullPath() );
 
        if( aOutputFiles )
            aOutputFiles->push_back( fn.GetFullPath() );
    }
 
    if( m_reporter )
        m_reporter->ReportTail( _( "Done." ), RPT_SEVERITY_INFO );
 
    if( m_plotOpts.GetFormat() == PLOT_FORMAT::SVG && m_plotOpts.GetSvgFitPagetoBoard() )
    {
        // restore the original page and aux origin
        m_board->SetPageSettings( existingPageInfo );
        m_board->GetDesignSettings().SetAuxOrigin( existingAuxOrigin );
    }
 
    return success;
}
 
 
bool PCB_PLOTTER::copperLayerShouldBeSkipped( PCB_LAYER_ID aLayerToPlot )
{
    return ( LSET::AllCuMask() & ~m_board->GetEnabledLayers() )[aLayerToPlot];
}
 
 
void PCB_PLOTTER::BuildPlotFileName( wxFileName* aFilename, const wxString& aOutputDir,
                                     const wxString& aSuffix, const wxString& aExtension )
{
    // aFilename contains the base filename only (without path and extension)
    // when calling this function.
    // It is expected to be a valid filename (this is usually the board filename)
    aFilename->SetPath( aOutputDir );
 
    // Set the file extension
    aFilename->SetExt( aExtension );
 
    // remove leading and trailing spaces if any from the suffix, if
    // something survives add it to the name;
    // also the suffix can contain some not allowed chars in filename (/ \ . : and some others),
    // so change them to underscore
    // Remember it can be called from a python script, so the illegal chars
    // have to be filtered here.
    wxString suffix = aSuffix;
    suffix.Trim( true );
    suffix.Trim( false );
 
    wxString badchars = wxFileName::GetForbiddenChars( wxPATH_DOS );
    badchars.Append( "%." );
 
    for( unsigned ii = 0; ii < badchars.Len(); ii++ )
        suffix.Replace( badchars[ii], wxT( "_" ) );
 
    if( !suffix.IsEmpty() )
        aFilename->SetName( aFilename->GetName() + wxT( "-" ) + suffix );
}
 
 
LSEQ PCB_PLOTTER::getPlotSequence( PCB_LAYER_ID aLayerToPlot, LSEQ aPlotWithAllLayersSeq )
{
    LSEQ plotSequence;
 
    // Base layer always gets plotted first.
    plotSequence.push_back( aLayerToPlot );
 
    for( PCB_LAYER_ID layer : aPlotWithAllLayersSeq )
    {
        // Don't plot the same layer more than once;
        if( find( plotSequence.begin(), plotSequence.end(), layer ) != plotSequence.end() )
            continue;
 
        plotSequence.push_back( layer );
    }
 
    return plotSequence;
}
 
 
void PCB_PLOTTER::PlotJobToPlotOpts( PCB_PLOT_PARAMS& aOpts, JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PLOT* aJob,
                                     REPORTER& aReporter )
{
    if( aJob->m_plotFormat == JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PLOT::PLOT_FORMAT::GERBER )
    {
        JOB_EXPORT_PCB_GERBERS* gJob = static_cast<JOB_EXPORT_PCB_GERBERS*>( aJob );
        aOpts.SetDisableGerberMacros( gJob->m_disableApertureMacros );
        aOpts.SetUseGerberProtelExtensions( gJob->m_useProtelFileExtension );
        aOpts.SetUseGerberX2format( gJob->m_useX2Format );
        aOpts.SetIncludeGerberNetlistInfo( gJob->m_includeNetlistAttributes );
        aOpts.SetCreateGerberJobFile( gJob->m_createJobsFile );
        aOpts.SetGerberPrecision( gJob->m_precision );
        // Always disable plot pad holes
        aOpts.SetDrillMarksType( DRILL_MARKS::NO_DRILL_SHAPE );
    }
    else
    {
        // Scale, doesn't apply to GERBER
        aOpts.SetScale( aJob->m_scale );
        aOpts.SetAutoScale( !aJob->m_scale );
        aOpts.SetScaleSelection( scaleToSelection( aJob->m_scale ) );
        // Drill marks doesn't apply to GERBER
        switch( aJob->m_drillShapeOption )
        {
        case DRILL_MARKS::NO_DRILL_SHAPE:    aOpts.SetDrillMarksType( DRILL_MARKS::NO_DRILL_SHAPE );    break;
        case DRILL_MARKS::SMALL_DRILL_SHAPE: aOpts.SetDrillMarksType( DRILL_MARKS::SMALL_DRILL_SHAPE ); break;
        default:
        case DRILL_MARKS::FULL_DRILL_SHAPE:  aOpts.SetDrillMarksType( DRILL_MARKS::FULL_DRILL_SHAPE );  break;
        }
    }
 
    if( aJob->m_plotFormat == JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PLOT::PLOT_FORMAT::SVG )
    {
        JOB_EXPORT_PCB_SVG* svgJob = static_cast<JOB_EXPORT_PCB_SVG*>( aJob );
        aOpts.SetSvgPrecision( svgJob->m_precision );
        aOpts.SetSvgFitPageToBoard( svgJob->m_fitPageToBoard );
    }
 
    if( aJob->m_plotFormat == JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PLOT::PLOT_FORMAT::DXF )
    {
        JOB_EXPORT_PCB_DXF* dxfJob = static_cast<JOB_EXPORT_PCB_DXF*>( aJob );
        aOpts.SetDXFPlotUnits( dxfJob->m_dxfUnits == JOB_EXPORT_PCB_DXF::DXF_UNITS::INCH ? DXF_UNITS::INCH
                                                                                         : DXF_UNITS::MM );
        aOpts.SetDXFPlotMode( dxfJob->m_plotGraphicItemsUsingContours ? DXF_OUTLINE_MODE::SKETCH
                                                                      : DXF_OUTLINE_MODE::FILLED );
        aOpts.SetDXFPlotPolygonMode( dxfJob->m_polygonMode );
        aOpts.SetTextMode( dxfJob->m_useKiCadFont ? PLOT_TEXT_MODE::DEFAULT : PLOT_TEXT_MODE::NATIVE );
        aOpts.SetDXFMultiLayeredExportOption( dxfJob->m_genMode == JOB_EXPORT_PCB_DXF::GEN_MODE::SINGLE );
    }
 
    if( aJob->m_plotFormat == JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PLOT::PLOT_FORMAT::PDF )
    {
        JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PDF* pdfJob = static_cast<JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PDF*>( aJob );
        aOpts.m_PDFFrontFPPropertyPopups = pdfJob->m_pdfFrontFPPropertyPopups;
        aOpts.m_PDFBackFPPropertyPopups = pdfJob->m_pdfBackFPPropertyPopups;
        aOpts.m_PDFMetadata = pdfJob->m_pdfMetadata;
        aOpts.m_PDFSingle = pdfJob->m_pdfSingle;
        aOpts.m_backgroundColor = COLOR4D( pdfJob->m_pdfBackgroundColor );
    }
 
    if( aJob->m_plotFormat == JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PLOT::PLOT_FORMAT::POST )
    {
        JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PS* psJob = static_cast<JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PS*>( aJob );
        aOpts.SetWidthAdjust( KiROUND( psJob->m_trackWidthCorrection * pcbIUScale.IU_PER_MM ) );
        aOpts.SetFineScaleAdjustX( psJob->m_XScaleAdjust );
        aOpts.SetFineScaleAdjustY( psJob->m_YScaleAdjust );
        aOpts.SetA4Output( psJob->m_forceA4 );
    }
 
    wxString theme = aJob->m_colorTheme;
 
    // Theme may be empty when running from a job in GUI context, so use the GUI settings.
    if( theme.IsEmpty() )
    {
        if( PCBNEW_SETTINGS* pcbSettings = GetAppSettings<PCBNEW_SETTINGS>( "pcbnew" ) )
            theme = pcbSettings->m_ColorTheme;
    }
 
    COLOR_SETTINGS* colors = ::GetColorSettings( theme );
 
    if( colors->GetFilename() != theme && !aOpts.GetBlackAndWhite() )
    {
        aReporter.Report( wxString::Format( _( "Color theme '%s' not found, will use theme from PCB Editor.\n" ),
                                            theme ),
                          RPT_SEVERITY_WARNING );
    }
 
    if( aJob->m_plotFormat == JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PLOT::PLOT_FORMAT::PNG )
    {
        JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PNG* pngJob = static_cast<JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PNG*>( aJob );
        aOpts.SetPngDPI( pngJob->m_dpi );
        aOpts.SetPngAntialias( pngJob->m_antialias );
 
        if( pngJob->m_useBackgroundColor )
            aOpts.SetBackgroundColor( colors->GetColor( LAYER_PCB_BACKGROUND ) );
    }
 
    aOpts.SetUseAuxOrigin( aJob->m_useDrillOrigin );
    aOpts.SetPlotFrameRef( aJob->m_plotDrawingSheet );
    aOpts.SetSubtractMaskFromSilk( aJob->m_subtractSolderMaskFromSilk );
    aOpts.SetPlotReference( aJob->m_plotRefDes );
    aOpts.SetPlotValue( aJob->m_plotFootprintValues );
    aOpts.SetSketchPadsOnFabLayers( aJob->m_sketchPadsOnFabLayers );
    aOpts.SetHideDNPFPsOnFabLayers( aJob->m_hideDNPFPsOnFabLayers );
    aOpts.SetSketchDNPFPsOnFabLayers( aJob->m_sketchDNPFPsOnFabLayers );
    aOpts.SetCrossoutDNPFPsOnFabLayers( aJob->m_crossoutDNPFPsOnFabLayers );
    aOpts.SetPlotPadNumbers( aJob->m_plotPadNumbers );
 
    aOpts.SetBlackAndWhite( aJob->m_blackAndWhite );
    aOpts.SetMirror( aJob->m_mirror );
    aOpts.SetNegative( aJob->m_negative );
 
    aOpts.SetLayerSelection( aJob->m_plotLayerSequence );
    aOpts.SetPlotOnAllLayersSequence( aJob->m_plotOnAllLayersSequence );
 
    switch( aJob->m_plotFormat )
    {
    default:
    case JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PLOT::PLOT_FORMAT::GERBER: aOpts.SetFormat( PLOT_FORMAT::GERBER ); break;
    case JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PLOT::PLOT_FORMAT::POST:   aOpts.SetFormat( PLOT_FORMAT::POST );   break;
    case JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PLOT::PLOT_FORMAT::SVG:    aOpts.SetFormat( PLOT_FORMAT::SVG );    break;
    case JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PLOT::PLOT_FORMAT::DXF:    aOpts.SetFormat( PLOT_FORMAT::DXF );    break;
    case JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PLOT::PLOT_FORMAT::HPGL:   /* no longer supported */               break;
    case JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PLOT::PLOT_FORMAT::PDF:    aOpts.SetFormat( PLOT_FORMAT::PDF );    break;
    case JOB_EXPORT_PCB_PLOT::PLOT_FORMAT::PNG:    aOpts.SetFormat( PLOT_FORMAT::PNG );    break;
    }
 
    aOpts.SetColorSettings( colors );
    aOpts.SetOutputDirectory( aJob->GetConfiguredOutputPath() );
}
 
 
bool PlotFootprintToSVG( const FOOTPRINT& aFootprint, PROJECT& aProject,
                         const std::map<wxString, wxString>* aVarOverrides, PCB_PLOT_PARAMS& aPlotOpts,
                         const LSEQ& aLayersToPlot, const LSEQ& aLayersOnAll, const wxString& aFileName,
                         REPORTER* aReporter )
{
    // Plot the footprint by placing it at the origin of a temporary board; the SVG
    // fit-to-board options make the footprint origin land on the SVG origin and size the
    // page/viewBox to the footprint's bounding box.
 
    // The hack for now is we create fake boards containing the footprint and plot the board
    // until we refactor better plot api later
    std::unique_ptr<BOARD> brd = BOARD_LOADER::CreateEmptyBoard( &aProject );
 
    if( aVarOverrides )
        brd->GetProject()->ApplyTextVars( *aVarOverrides );
 
    brd->SynchronizeProperties();
 
    FOOTPRINT* fp = dynamic_cast<FOOTPRINT*>( aFootprint.Clone() );
 
    if( fp == nullptr )
        return false;
 
    fp->SetLink( niluuid );
    fp->SetFlags( IS_NEW );
    fp->SetParent( brd.get() );
 
    for( PAD* pad : fp->Pads() )
    {
        pad->SetLocalRatsnestVisible( false );
        pad->SetNetCode( 0 );
    }
 
    fp->SetOrientation( ANGLE_0 );
    fp->SetPosition( VECTOR2I( 0, 0 ) );
 
    brd->Add( fp, ADD_MODE::INSERT, true );
 
    aPlotOpts.SetFormat( PLOT_FORMAT::SVG );
    aPlotOpts.SetPlotFrameRef( false );
    aPlotOpts.SetSvgFitPageToBoard( true );
    aPlotOpts.SetMirror( false );
    aPlotOpts.SetSkipPlotNPTH_Pads( false );
 
    PCB_PLOTTER plotter( brd.get(), aReporter, aPlotOpts );
 
    return plotter.Plot( aFileName, aLayersToPlot, aLayersOnAll, false, true, wxEmptyString, wxEmptyString,
                         wxEmptyString );
}