Panelize PCB before making fabrication files

KiKit plugin is used to make a frame with Vcuts and tooling holes around
the LinHT PCB.

Makefile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: all render fabrication web clean
+.PHONY: all render models fabrication web clean
 
 BOARD = linht-hw
 
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ STATIC_DIRS := $(shell find present/template -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d)
 
 GERBER_ZIPS = $(foreach fab,$(FABHOUSES),$(TEMPLATE_FAB_DIR)/gerbers_$(fab).zip)
 
-all: render fabrication web
+all: render models fabrication web
 
 web: $(MARKDOWN_HTML) $(COPIED_J2) $(COPIED_JSON) $(RENDERED_HTML)
 
-fabrication: $(BOARD).kicad_pcb $(BOARD).kicad_sch $(GERBER_ZIPS)
+fabrication: $(TEMPLATE_BUILD_DIR)/panel/$(BOARD)_panel.kicad_pcb $(BOARD).kicad_sch $(GERBER_ZIPS)
 	@mkdir -p $(TEMPLATE_FAB_DIR)
 	kicad-cli sch export pdf $(word 2,$^) -o $(TEMPLATE_FAB_DIR)/$(BOARD)_schematic.pdf
 	kicad-cli sch export pdf -b -n -o $(TEMPLATE_FAB_DIR)/$(BOARD)_schematic_bw.pdf $(word 2,$^)
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ fabrication: $(BOARD).kicad_pcb $(BOARD).kicad_sch $(GERBER_ZIPS)
 	kicad-cli pcb export pos $< --side both --format csv --units mm -o $(TEMPLATE_FAB_DIR)/$(BOARD)_pos.csv
 	kicad-cli pcb export pos $< --side both --format ascii --units mm -o $(TEMPLATE_FAB_DIR)/$(BOARD)_pos.txt
 	sed -e '1 s/Ref/Designator/' -e '1 s/PosX/Mid X/' -e '1 s/PosY/Mid Y/' -e '1 s/Rot/Rotation/' -e '1 s/Side/Layer/' $(TEMPLATE_FAB_DIR)/$(BOARD)_pos.csv > $(TEMPLATE_FAB_DIR)/$(BOARD)_pos_jlcpcb.csv
+
+models: $(BOARD).kicad_pcb
 	kicad-cli pcb export step --subst-models $< -o $(TEMPLATE_FAB_DIR)/$(BOARD)_model.step ; \
 		rc=$$?; if [ $$rc -ne 0 ] && [ $$rc -ne 2 ]; then exit $$rc; fi
 	kicad-cli pcb export vrml $< -o $(TEMPLATE_FAB_DIR)/$(BOARD)_model.vrml
@@ -55,12 +57,15 @@ render: $(BOARD).kicad_pcb
 	kicad-cli pcb render $(RENDER_ARGS) --side bottom -o $(TEMPLATE_RENDER_DIR)/$(BOARD)-back.png $^
 	kicad-cli pcb render $(RENDER_ARGS) --side top --rotate "315,0,315" -o $(TEMPLATE_RENDER_DIR)/$(BOARD)-preview.png $^
 
-
-$(TEMPLATE_FAB_DIR)/gerbers_%.zip: $(BOARD).kicad_pcb
-	kikit fab $* --no-drc $< $(TEMPLATE_BUILD_DIR)/fab_$*
+$(TEMPLATE_FAB_DIR)/gerbers_%.zip: $(TEMPLATE_BUILD_DIR)/panel/$(BOARD)_panel.kicad_pcb
 	@mkdir -p $(TEMPLATE_FAB_DIR)
+	kikit fab $* --no-drc $< $(TEMPLATE_BUILD_DIR)/fab_$*
 	@cp $(TEMPLATE_BUILD_DIR)/fab_$*/gerbers.zip $@
 
+$(TEMPLATE_BUILD_DIR)/panel/$(BOARD)_panel.kicad_pcb: $(BOARD).kicad_pcb
+	@mkdir -p $(TEMPLATE_BUILD_DIR)/panel
+	kikit panelize -p ./panel.json $< $@
+
 # Convert .md → build/.html using python-markdown
 build/%.html: %.md
 	@mkdir -p build

panel.json

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+    "tabs": {
+        "type": "full",
+        "patchcorners": "False"
+    },
+    "cuts": {
+        "type": "vcuts"
+    },
+    "framing": {
+        "type": "frame"
+    },
+    "tooling": {
+        "type": "3hole",
+        "hoffset": "3mm",
+        "voffset": "15mm"
+    },
+    "fiducials": {
+        "type": "3fid",
+        "hoffset": "3mm",
+        "voffset": "10mm"
+    },
+    "text": {
+        "type": "simple",
+        "hoffset": "0mm",
+        "voffset": "3mm",
+        "width": "2.0mm",
+        "height": "2.0mm",
+        "hjustify": "center",
+        "text": "LinHT PCB"
+    }
+}