Hi, As a user, I'm pretty happy with 3d-viewer, its good enough for most of our marketing purposes. Eg.: https://github.com/mrkindustries/openPSU
IMO, pcbnew should be able to export a STEP 3D model of the board, the mechanical integration is done with freecad or solidworks and the proper way to do so is a STEP instead of the VRML format. If I want a proper analisys I have to replicate the boards in the 3D CAD by hand instead of just exporting it. [image: Inline image 1] Thats the one thing I'd ask for, and I'm aware its not easy at all. Regards Marcos On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 8:38 AM, Mário Luzeiro <[email protected]> wrote: > > ________________________________________ > From: Nick Østergaard [[email protected]] > Sent: 30 March 2015 00:18 > To: Mário Luzeiro > Cc: Wayne Stambaugh; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] 3d-viewer future discussion > > >> The 3d-viewer may not deal with / use proper CAD data information.. it > will deal more with triangles (in final stage to be rendered to the GPU). > >> Maybe we can then have something in 3d-viewer that will export in a "3d > format file" for usage in softwares such as POV-ray, 3D Studio Max, Maya > (but not for CAD tools.. that should be in keep in a 3D exporter in Pcbnew > as it is now.. IMO). > > >This is what the VRML exporter fulfills now. > > That is right. > IMO, if we want to be logical correct, I think that type of exporter > should be in the future in 3d-viewer side and not in Pcbnew. Because VRML > is not a CAD format. > > The way VRML exporter works right now, it gets all data info from the > board...and constructs the VRML file. > Another valid way, the way I was referring, would be the 3d-viewer get all > the data from _his 3d rendering data structures_ and convert it to a VRML > file... in the end it should give similar results. > For the visualization propose both ways are good. > > Regards, > Mario Luzeiro > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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