improvements

.gitignore

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 panel/
-
+__pycache__/

Dockerfile.kikit

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+FROM kicad/kicad:10.0.4
+
+USER root
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3-pip \
+    && python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages kikit==1.8.0 \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+WORKDIR /workspace
+ENTRYPOINT ["kikit"]

Readme.md

@@ -44,3 +44,23 @@ See all values in [default.json](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yaqwsx/KiKit/
 
 Check the kikit panelization [examples](https://yaqwsx.github.io/KiKit/latest/panelization/examples/).
 
+# The container solution
+
+Dockerfile.kikit, based on kicad/kicad:10.0.4 with KiKit 1.8.0.
+
+## Build once:
+
+```
+docker build -f Dockerfile.kikit -t kicad10-kikit:1.8.0 .
+```
+
+## Run panelization:
+
+```
+docker run --rm --user "$(id -u):$(id -g)" \
+    -v "$PWD:/workspace" \
+    kicad10-kikit:1.8.0 \
+    panelize -p myPreset.json \
+    Board_Game_Timer.kicad_pcb \
+    panel/Board_Game_Timer_Panel.kicad_pcb
+```

myPreset.json

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
     "layout": {
         "type": "grid",
-        "rows": 1,
-        "cols": 2,
+        "rows": 2,
+        "cols": 3,
         "hspace": "2.1mm",
         "vspace": "2.1mm"
     },
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@
     },
     "tooling": {
         "type": "3hole",
-        "layout": "3hole",
-        "hoffset": "6mm",
-        "voffset": "6mm",
+        "hoffset": "3mm",
+        "voffset": "3mm",
         "size": "2mm",
         "paste": true,
         "soldermaskmargin": "0mm"