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Operations

[One line: every action PlateDesignTools can perform, what it expects as input, and what it produces.]

Hole conversion (circle ↔ rectangle / other shapes)

TODO: [Select circles → create rectangles (or other shapes) at their centers, with chosen width/height. Also: copy any selected object onto every circle center. Which layer the new objects go on (Settings). Notes on pin numbering being attached.]

Holes & objects from Excel

TODO: [Excel layout: x,y,r → circles, x,y,w,h → rectangles; optional layer column. Header aliases / column mapping (Settings). Selecting the data range. Placing arbitrary objects from x,y coordinates.]

Clearance / minimum-spacing check (DRC)

TODO: [Select the entities, set the minimum clearance (mm), run. How it handles arcs/bulges. The result in the status strip (N violations / OK). Highlighted violations on the clearance layer. Debug DXF export. Tuning parameters (expand factor, arc resolution) in Settings → Clearance.]

DUT array generation

TODO: [Chip width/height, rows, columns, row-skip / column-skip. Build from selected geometry or from Excel. Which layer the mask goes on. Coordinate rounding. Origin/direction options (where available).]

µm ↔ mm conversion

TODO: [Select geometry → scale µm→mm or mm→µm. What it scales (positions, sizes). Cautions.]

Rotation about center

TODO: [Select polylines / rectangles → rotate each about its own center by a given angle.]

Pin numbering

TODO: [How pin numbers are assigned (order), the text layer and size ratio (Settings), and how they flow into the CSV export.]

CAD → CSV (hole info export)

TODO: [Select holes → export coordinates, sizes, pin numbers to CSV. Column names, encoding, default export directory (Settings → Output).]

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