Index: trunk/src/obj_common.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_common.c	(revision 10845)
+++ trunk/src/obj_common.c	(revision 10846)
@@ -133,3 +133,16 @@
 		return;
 	pcb_attribute_copy_all(&o->Attributes, src);
 }
+
+void pcb_obj_center(pcb_any_obj_t *obj, pcb_coord_t *x, pcb_coord_t *y)
+{
+	switch (obj->type) {
+		case PCB_OBJ_PIN:
+			*x = ((pcb_pin_t *)(obj))->X;
+			*y = ((pcb_pin_t *)(obj))->Y;
+			break;
+		default:
+			*x = (obj->BoundingBox.X1 + obj->BoundingBox.X2) / 2;
+			*y = (obj->BoundingBox.Y1 + obj->BoundingBox.Y2) / 2;
+	}
+}
Index: trunk/src/obj_common.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_common.h	(revision 10845)
+++ trunk/src/obj_common.h	(revision 10846)
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@
 	return murmurhash(&(c), sizeof(pcb_coord_t));
 }
 
+/* Return the geometric center of an object (center of bbox usually) */
+void pcb_obj_center(pcb_any_obj_t *obj, pcb_coord_t *x, pcb_coord_t *y);
 
 /* compare two fields and return 0 if they are equal */
 #define pcb_field_neq(s1, s2, f) ((s1)->f != (s2)->f)