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# KiKit Processor
Processing script for KiKit panelizes PCBs and draws a fixture sketch and positions the whole panel for easy CNC and MSLA processing.

The script:

- Panelizes the board
- Moves the finished panel to the origin `(0, 0)`
- Adds alignment holes
- Adds silskcreen text
- Extends the copper layers

The resulting output is intended for repeatable CNC/MSLA processing.

![Panel](images/Flow_Controller_Panel.png)

## Install kikit
Install `kikit`:
```bash
pipx install --system-site-packages kikit
```

## Usage

```bash
# Panelize the PCB using the preset defined in `myPreset.json`.
kikit panelize -p myPreset.json \
    ../Flow_Controller/Flow_Controller.kicad_pcb \
    panel/Flow_Controller_Panel.kicad_pcb
```

The new `panel/Flow_Controller_Panel.kicad_pcb` file will contain the panelized PCB with the following feature specified in `myPreset.json`. E.g.: Grid of 1 x 2 with space 2.1 mm and fiducials.

```json
    "layout": {
        "type": "grid",
        "rows": 1,
        "cols": 2,
        "hspace": "2.1mm",
        "vspace": "2.1mm"
    }
```
See all values in [default.json](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yaqwsx/KiKit/refs/heads/master/kikit/resources/panelizePresets/default.json)

Check the kikit panelization [examples](https://yaqwsx.github.io/KiKit/latest/panelization/examples/).