heck! yeas! I just cracked a major nut that has been a block for not only #KiConnect but nearly all #FreeCAD addons I've attempted.
Finally got a `Part::FeaturePython` to act like an `App::Part`. ie; something that can hold other bodies and move them around, maintaining there relative positions. And! it happens real-time, not 'finish the move' then everything realigns, which is the best I've achieved so far.
Pushed some quick fixes I did on the flight home from #FOSDEM.
I've got some work planned for the next ~1.5 week but I'm going to keep the stream on hold, until at least next week at least. schedule getting mixed up again in march. When I resume it will likely be early (UTC-8) wed.
So far all my work has been under the assumption #KiCAD is running. This week I'm going to start work on KiConnect from scratch.
heeeey! my talk is up.
https://video.fosdem.org/2026/h1309/JAH78J-kiconnect-one-year.av1.webm
Stream time! Going to be working on #KiConnect in about 30 minutes. More deep diving into #FreeCAD Workbench development. Join me!
oh hey. going to start streaming in about 30min.
Today! Getting full into my @FreeCAD Project Association grant working on #KiConnect. It'll probably start off with some admin-y type stuff, I'm playing catchup from starting a new job, new year shenanigans, and being sick (ugh, again).
OOOkkee, now that I have my weekly schedule a bit more settled....
This week I'm going to start work on my @FreeCAD Project Association grant. I was awarded a grant to commit 100 hours of work on #KiConnect PCB Workbench.
As part of my proposal I wanted to get back to live streaming, in part it's good motivation and routine, and give people a chance to see what FC workbench development looks like.
To start I'm going to work on Thur at 0900 (UTC-8) and see how that goes.
oh hey, I wrote a thing.
2025 semi-wrap and 2026 plans.
now with ~90+% less profanity!
Huge thanks to @concretedog for some much needed encouragement last year and the @FreeCAD Project Association for the grant to work on #KiConnect and including me in FOSDEM! see ya all in a couple weeks.
@FreeCAD @chennes @concretedog Partner and I just booked tickets!!!! I'm super excited to give an update on #KiConnect and if I get my prototype together, I'll also submit a CAM lightning talk.
Super lag-tastic adventures! going live now, going to work on island detection in #KiConnect. Only have ~30 min today, things go hectic and I'm going out of town this afternoon. Join me and the buns!
oh hey. It's almost that time of the week again. I'll be streaming tomorrow, Wed 21/10 1000 Pacific time. As usual, I'll be doing something #FreeCAD related, very likely working on #KiConnect, maybe starting a new WB from scratch? maybe working on the #FreeCAD Parametric Web Viewer backend? Who knows!? Join to find out. (and see the buns!)
OK. Going live and going to be working on #FreeCAD, #KiConnect and possible #KiCAD, the python API specifically.
ALSO!
Today's stream will feature the bunny cam!
There's one little shit now!
Couldn't figure this out yesterday but rewrote the line drawing function and now #KiConnect support both lines and arcs in the board outline.
📌 Am Freitag, den 14. November 2025, findet bei der GWDG im Göttinger Rechenzentrum das KI-Event „KI.Connect“ statt – ein Vernetzungs- und Informationsformat für regionale Unternehmen, Wissenschaft, Studierende und Politik.
Auf dem Programm stehen populärwissenschaftliche Vorträge, Workshops und Diskussionen zu aktuellen KI-Anwendungen in Medizin, Agrar, Industrie und Gesellschaft. Ergänzt wird das Event durch einen „Marktplatz“ für Abschlussarbeiten, Networking und Führungen durch das Göttinger Rechenzentrum.
Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos.
đź–Š Anmelden nicht vergessen!
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#kiconnect #ki #event #goettingen #gwdg #unigoettingen #networkingevent #cidas #kisski #itinnovationscluster #lifescienceinkubator #gwg
Going to start streaming in about an hour, goal is to go to 1200 Pacific but I had a real awful nights sleep so we'll see how much steam I got.
Goal is going to be fixing a couple of issues in #KiConnect and get v1.0 released.
Oh hey! I'm going to be streaming again tomorrow 17/09/25 1000 Pacific Time.
Will be doing some #FreeCAD addon work, specifically trying to fix the last couple bugs to get #KiConnect in the Addons.
Just me! it helps with motivation/consistency and I had a nice time chatting with a stranger last week.
Had a bit of success live streaming some development work earlier this year so going to give it another run, trying to hit the same time each week. So starting this Wed I'll be streaming for a couple hours starting at 10am Pacific time. This week I'll be working on #FreeCAD, #BarbackV2 and trying to get #KiConnect v1.0 released.
VERY impromptu live stream. I'll be hacking on #KiConnect, trying to finish some cleaning in prep for the first release now that kicad-python 0.4.0 is out.
I'll be going for just about 30min
@FreeCAD today I'm working on adding internal cutouts and closed Line Segment/Arc loop detection to #KiConnect
Nice! Only a few issues opened for #KiCAD 9.0.2, which will include API fixes allowing #FreeCAD #KiConnect to sync bidirectionally. Got most of this week set aside to work on KiConnect and hope to have some major improvements before the next KiCAD release.
sweeeet! #KiConnect is already progressing. Outlines now work in both directions.
This will be functional when #KiCAD 9.0.2 is released.
