Index: spoke.c
===================================================================
--- spoke.c	(revision 18432)
+++ spoke.c	(revision 18433)
@@ -69,6 +69,21 @@
 	spoke_pos(sp, delta, x, y);
 }
 
+void spoke_pos_at_slot(spoke_t *sp, int slot, pcb_coord_t *x, pcb_coord_t *y)
+{
+	pcb_coord_t spacing = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < slot; i++) {
+		spacing += conf_core.design.bloat;
+		spacing += ((ewire_t *) (sp->slots.array[i]))->wire->thickness;
+	}
+	spacing += conf_core.design.bloat;
+	spacing += (((ewire_t *) (sp->slots.array[slot]))->wire->thickness + 1)/2;
+
+	spoke_pos(sp, spacing, x, y);
+}
+
 void spoke_insert_wire_at_slot(spoke_t *sp, int slot_num, ewire_t *ew)
 {
 	if (vtp0_in_bound(&sp->slots, slot_num) && sp->slots.array[slot_num] != NULL) {
Index: spoke.h
===================================================================
--- spoke.h	(revision 18432)
+++ spoke.h	(revision 18433)
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 void spoke_uninit(spoke_t *sp);
 
 void spoke_pos_at_wire_node(spoke_t *sp, wirelist_node_t *w_node, pcb_coord_t *x, pcb_coord_t *y);
+void spoke_pos_at_slot(spoke_t *sp, int slot, pcb_coord_t *x, pcb_coord_t *y);
 
 void spoke_insert_wire_at_slot(spoke_t *sp, int slot_num, ewire_t *ew);