2015-03-31 21:17 GMT+02:00 Marcos Chaparro <[email protected]>: > 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. >
You can just use the IDF exporter to get a more CAD friendly PCB. > [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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