1.0.1 - Updated the FM-layer functionality to support bar plots

Author: jommme

CHANGES.md

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changes
 
+## Version 1.0.1
+
+_2025-12-15_
+
+- Add "FM-Grid" to the FM-layers
+
 ## Version 1.0.0
 
 _2025-11-25_

mpldxf/backend_dxf.py

@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ def _create_fm_layers(self, drawing):
             "FM-Depth": 1,  # Red - Y-axis values (depth/elevation)
             "FM-Value": 8,  # Grey - X-axis values
             "FM-Text": 2,  # Yellow - axis labels and other text
+            "FM-Grid": 7,  # Light Blue - grid lines
         }
 
         for layer_name, color in fm_layers.items():
@@ -149,10 +150,14 @@ def _determine_element_layer(self):
         if not self.use_fm_layers:
             return "0"
 
-        # Check if ANY active group has method_symbol gid
+        # Check if ANY active group has gid for FM layers
         for group_name in self._groupd:
-            if self._group_gids.get(group_name) == "method_symbol":
+            if self._group_gids.get(group_name) == "FM-Method":
                 return "FM-Method"
+            if self._group_gids.get(group_name) == "FM-Grid":
+                return "FM-Grid"
+            if self._group_gids.get(group_name) == "FM-Frame":
+                return "FM-Frame"
 
         if not self._groupd:
             return "0"
@@ -199,7 +204,7 @@ def _determine_text_layer(self, text_content, fontsize):
 
         # Check if ANY active group has method_symbol gid
         for group_name in self._groupd:
-            if self._group_gids.get(group_name) == "method_symbol":
+            if self._group_gids.get(group_name) == "FM-Method":
                 return "FM-Method"
 
         context_str = " ".join(self._groupd).lower() if self._groupd else ""

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "mpldxf"
-version = "1.0.0"  
+version = "1.0.1"  
 description = "A fork of mpldxf - a matplotlib backend to write DXF drawings. Modified by NGI to handle geotechnical plots"
 authors = ["David Kent",
            "Jon-Michael Josefsen <[email protected]>",