> I imagine that it is a bit like the output you get with KiCad when selecting > the 3D view of the board. I haven't used that for anything practical, but if > nothing else it can be quite nice for showing to other people:
With KiCad 5, once you have STEP models for all your components, (or, at least, some of them) you can export a STEP of your entire board - a huge help for, say, modelling cases. KiCad ships many STEP models already for i.e. R, C and other popular stuff, though quite a bit of stuff is still lacking - nevertheless, there's grabcad and the like, and you can always design simple shapes yourself. I've used this feature in two different projects already, much more easier than the traditional "calipers + time" method and allows for more tailored cases. Cheers! Arsenijs _______________________________________________ Community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goldelico.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/community http://www.tinkerphones.org
