>________________________________ > From: jp charras <jp.char...@wanadoo.fr> >To: kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 10:59 PM >Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] [Bug] WRL import broken > >Le 11/01/2013 21:41, Cirilo Bernardo a écrit : >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Хотеев Сергей <h...@yandex.ru> >>> To: kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >>> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 4:39 AM >>> Subject: [Kicad-developers] [Bug] WRL import broken >>> >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> In 2010 , FreeCAD forum ( >> http://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/free-cad/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=592&start=0&hilit=kicad >> ) discussed the interaction KiCAD and FreeCAD, if you look at the >> screenshots ( http://www.4shared.com/photo/5gphH4Tb/kicad_freecad4.html ), >> you can see that with the help of the external program to create the model >> board with all components. >>> Then wrl-export was added to KiCAD, it worked okay sometimes, but not >>> always, then the things got worse: in fact I could export only the board, >>> not anything else. And now... I can't even export the board. >>> >>> Is this my bad or wrl-export is broken?? >>> >>> System : x86_64 >>> Linux: Ubuntu 12.04 >>> Build 10.01.2012 bzr 3898 GOST -testing (python scripting ON) >>> >>> Valber >>> >> >> You're right, the VRML export is currently broken. It is probably due to >> the introduction of the choice between nm and Thou as base units. I don't >> think it will be difficult to fix, but it's low priority and the devs have >> much more important things to work on in their time. I'll see if I can find >> some time on Sunday to look at the code and attempt to make a quick fix. I >> suspect the VRML export code would benefit from a major restructuring, but >> for now I imagine a small patch to fix up the current problem should be >> possible. >> >> - Cirilo >> >I committed a fix for the scaling issue. > >However you are right about "the VRML export code would benefit from a >major restructuring". >Mainly pads, tracks ... are exported as 2D shapes, not 3D shapes (they >are no thickness, i.e. roughly not top and bottom face.). >This is a major issue for a 3D export. >Are you volunteer to work on it? > >-- >Jean-Pierre CHARRAS >
Sure, no problem. Is it only the top and bottom copper layer that is needed, and is it necessary to view the tracks/pads/etc through a transparent board? - Cirilo _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
