About the USB connector, don't follow the original part from the manufacturer, it took me a while to align it.
Here is the step and vrml of that connector. Its the same manufacturer step, but aligned. http://www.paltatech.com/files/USB-C.zip and the connector footprint: http://www.paltatech.com/files/USB-C-DX07S.kicad_mod The IDF export is not the problem, trying with a simpler outline generates the pcb okay but the parts are still rotated. Regards Marcos On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Marcos Chaparro <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Maurice, > I just compiled the latest kicad version and the script says > IDF board has to be exported to Xref=0; Yref=0 > pcbnew version >=6091 > IDF board has NOT to be exported to real placement > pcbnew version < 6091 > > Anyway, the board is perfectly aligned now, thanks! > > I'm using kicad Version: (2015-08-18 BZR 6103)-product release build > and freecad 0.16 > > I do have a question, the tutorial says "assure that your STEP module is > fused to just one solid object". I see it failing with multi part obejcts, > but I don't know how to fuse a part properly in freecad. > > A boolean operation between parts (union) creates a "fusion" object that > loses color information. > Going through "make compound" in the part workbench seems to be the right > way to do it, but the script is still not happy with the generated step > file and in freecad you can see its not a single object. > > See attached an example of a part that I can't fuse together (X2QFN). I > think there are no coplanar faces in the part. > > > Also, pogo_pin.step looks fine to me in freecad, but when it is added to a > board using the script it gets rotated. Its also attached > http://www.paltatech.com/files/pogo_pin_in_freecad.png > http://www.paltatech.com/files/USB-C_3dviewer.png > http://www.paltatech.com/files/USB-C_stepup.png > > The usb connector that is also rotated is here > > http://www.jae.com/z-en/product_en.cfm?l_code=EN&series_code=DX07&product_number=DX07S024JJ2R1300 > > I'm also having throubles exporting the pcb to IDFv3 of this particular > board, maybe this is related to these rotation issues. I should ask cirilo > later about this. > > Thanks > > > > > > Marcos > > On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 7:17 PM, easyw <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Marcos, >> >> it took me a bit but I managed to align the board. >> Now the script can manage also circular board, board with arcs and pcb >> rotated inside pcbnew. >> >> I also made an update for the board position for the new IDF exporting >> grid. >> >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/files/kicad_StepUp_v0.519.zip/download >> NB this version will put the board at the right position only if IDF is >> exported to Xref=0;Yref=0 (pcbnew version > 6091) >> >> I added a starter guide (adoc and pdf) both for kicad StepUp >> >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/files/kicadStepUp-starter-Guide.pdf/download >> and for FreeCAD script generator. >> >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/files/FC-script-generator-starter-Guide.pdf/download >> >> I patched also the scripting to generate 3D models in STEP, to be execute >> correctly also in linux (cadquery freecad module has been updated too). >> (I tested the scripts in ubuntu but it should work also in debian) >> >> Please have a look :) >> >> Maurice >> >> >> >> On 14/08/2015 16.02, Marcos Chaparro wrote: >> >>> Thanks Maurice, >>> the board edge is actually a footprint, and it was rotated 180° in >>> kicad_pcb file, I don't know if that matters. >>> >>> About 2), you're right, freecad 0.14 messed up the vrml export. I tried >>> with 0.16 and it looks perfect. I'm on a debian box, the stable freecad >>> version for us is 0.14, in order to get 0.15 I had to compile it, and >>> since >>> it was the same effort as getting the bleeding edge I compiled 0.16. >>> >>> I keep forgetting that gmail's inline images are not shown here, the >>> screenshot in my last mail was this one (thanks Mario) >>> www.paltatech.com/files/offset.png >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> >>> Marcos >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 5:46 AM, easyw <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Marcos, thank you for the board... >>>> >>>> 1. I had a quick look and I see the position prob... >>>> IDF import in FreeCAD, with this complex edge board, adds a rotation and >>>> probably the center of rotation is not fine ... I' m going to >>>> investigate a >>>> bit more if this depend on import or export or on my calculations... >>>> >>>> 2. about the rendering of wrl model SIL7, which version of FC did you >>>> use >>>> to export it? >>>> I tried your wrl in kicad and is not well displayed, then I exported the >>>> STEP model to wrl in FC 0.15 and the rendering is fine... >>>> I will post the wrl model when I'll be back home. >>>> >>>> Thank you again for your feedback >>>> >>>> Maurice >>>> >>>> On 14 August 2015 01:59:39 CEST, Marcos Chaparro <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> This should work, see attached a test board >>>>> >>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>> >>>>> The SIL7 model is awful, somehow it looks ok in freecad and really bad >>>>> in >>>>> kicad. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Marcos >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> Sent from Mobile >>>> >>>> >>> >
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