panelized design

scripts/Readme.md

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+## Panelize the board
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p panel
+
+kikit panelize \
+    --layout 'type: grid; rows: 1; cols: 2; space: 0mm' \
+    --tabs 'type: fixed; width: 48mm; vcount: 1' \
+    --cuts 'type: mousebites; drill: 1mm; spacing: 1.5mm' \
+    --framing 'type: none' \
+    ../Flow_Controller.kicad_pcb panel/Flow_Controller_Panel.kicad_pcb
+```
+
+![Panel](../images/Flow_Controller_panel.png)
+
+## Exporting gcode files from KiCad
+
+Adapt milling and drilling parameters in `millproject`. Look up [pcb2gcode/wiki](https://github.com/pcb2gcode/pcb2gcode/wiki) for help.
+```bash
+nano millproject
+```
+
+Run the export by providing the `.kicad_pcb` file as a first argument:
+
+```bash
+chmod +x export.sh
+./export.sh panel/Flow_Controller_Panel.kicad_pcb
+```
+The script will first generate gerber files in the `output` directory and then convert them into `ngc` format in the `gcode` directory.
+
+Launch the `gSender` program.
+*   Load the `gcode/drill.ngc` file for drilling holes.
+*   Load the `gcode/outline.ngc` file for milling the board outlines.
+*   Load the `gcode/back.ngc` file if you want to mill the isolation traces.