def panelize_array(drl0, drl0xoffset, drl0yoffset, xcopies, ycopies, drlOUT):
    """makes multiple copies of single pcb, input drl generated by Altium Designer

    !*!*! READ BEFORE USING: !*!*!

    !!! NOTE THAT THIS PROGRAM ASSUMES LESS THAN 9 TOOLS PER INPUT BOARD,
        ALL OF WHICH ARE CIRCULAR DRILL BITS. NO INPUT OR OUTPUT COORDS
        SHOULD BE NEGATIVE. ALL FILES IN 2.3 FORMAT, NO SUPPRESSION. 
	DOESN'T SUPPORT REPEAT CODES. ADJUST DESIGN SOFTWARE'S DRILL-FILE SETTINGS 
	ACCORDINGLY!!!

	INPUT: drl0 = input drl file
	INPUT: drl0xoffset = x shift value for array in mils
	INPUT: drl0yoffset = y shift value for array in mils
	INPUT: xcopies = number of x copies
	INPUT: ycopies = number of y copies

        OUTPUT: no returned value, but creates new drlOUT .drl file"""


    f0 = open(drl0,'r')
    fOUT = open(drlOUT,'w')

    firsttime = 1
    """Eat characters until start of positioning data"""
    line0 = f0.readline()
    fOUT.write(line0)
    while(line0[0] != 'X'):
	line0 = f0.readline()    #get the next line
	fOUT.write(line0)	#transfer to output file

    while(line0[0] != 'M'):

	if(line0[0] == 'T'):
	    fOUT.write(line0)
	    line0 = f0.readline()
	    continue
		
        print(line0)
	xcoord = int(line0[1:6])
	print('XCOORD: '+str(xcoord))
	n = 0
	while(n<xcopies):
	    newxcoord = xcoord + drl0xoffset*n
	    strxcoord = str(newxcoord)
	    while(len(strxcoord)<5):
		strxcoord = '0'+strxcoord
            print('X'+strxcoord)
            ycoord = int(line0[7:12])
            print('YCOORD: '+str(ycoord))
            p = firsttime
            firsttime = 0
            while(p<ycopies):
                newycoord = ycoord + drl0yoffset*p
		strycoord = str(newycoord)
		while(len(strycoord)<5):
                    strycoord = '0'+strycoord
		fOUT.write('X'+strxcoord+'Y'+strycoord+'\n')
                print('Y'+strycoord)
                p = p+1
            n = n+1

        line0 = f0.readline()
     
            
    fOUT.write(line0)
    f0.close()
    fOUT.close()

    return



if __name__ == '__main__':
    panelize_array()