On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Peter Clifton <[email protected]> wrote: > An actual rendering from PCB+GL with some code I've been playing with... > > http://www2.eng.cam.ac.uk/~pcjc2/geda/pcb+gl_3d/pcb+gl_3d_packages_mockup.png > > > Not currently pushed to any repository, this hard-codes a search for > ACY400 footprints (as used on this board), and renders a 3D model for > each resistor. (The 3D model is defined in C code, not a generic format > at the moment). > > I have been playing with 1D texturing to put stripes on the resistors - > albeit not actually with the correct value at this stage.. but it IS > possible ;) > > > Questions: > > 1. Does anyone care about seeing this land in PCB?
For my work I'd regard it as nice but not essential - but I think there is a strong indirect benefit in making PCB more attractive to a wider community of users. <rant> The /lack/ of a feature like this is just one of the many reasons potential new users may prefer Kicad or Altium to PCB. I feel that we really need more users - particularly users who will contribute to the PCB community. We need more people discovering and reporting bugs, writing patches, checking and applying patches and adding new features. </rant> > 2. Will anyone bother to make 3D models for packages? My current projects are not really space constrained - but if a future product /is/ then I will certainly bother! > 3. What format would people like to make models in? FreeCAD would suit me well. > I'm thinking VRML (perhaps as output by Wings32) might be a good choice, > as I believe this is what KiCad uses. +1 to Kaimartins's comment on VRML. Stephen _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
