On 14.06.2015 13:35, jp charras wrote: > Le 14/06/2015 12:01, Tomasz Wlostowski a écrit : >> On 14.06.2015 02:35, Cirilo Bernardo wrote: >>> 7. STEP: (future plans) the plugin will only provide an Export >> >> I'd also like to add STEP visualization in the near future (post-stable ofc) >> >> Tom >> >> PS. It is possible to export a hierarchical assembly in STEP from OCC. >> No need to write a special library for that. > > We all agree (at least guys like me who make designs with very strong > mechanical constraints) step import/export is a major feature. > > However, OCC is a very heavy dependency for Kicad. > I am not especially thrilled by OCC dependency. Jean-Pierre,
OCC is at least a complete thing. It can read/write STEP, provides all boundary representation algorithms we need for making a PCB model from layout (extrusion, boolean ops, chamfering/filleting) and can triangulate BRep items for rendering purposes. Moreover, OCC despite being big is pretty self-contained, it brings no additional dependencies. > > If stepcode is usable, this is a (by far) preferable dependency, even it > is not perfect. The above is not true for stepcode - AFAIK it only reads/writes STEP, but has no geometry algorithms which we would need to take from other libraries. Best, Tom _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
