> > I do like to use VRML models in the 3D viewer of pcbnew as I can use > textures and materials with them so they look good when I take a screen > shot for use on a web page. The CAD software I use can import many model > file formats including VRML and STEP. It doesn't matter to me which type is > used when it comes time for me to load the file up to do mechanical design.
It does matter because .wrl is not a valid MCAD format. This change is *only* for the STEP exporter which requires MCAD models - wrl models are currently ignored anyway. This patch only adds functionality, it does not remove it. On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 8:38 AM, Kevin Cozens <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2017-11-06 03:30 PM, Oliver Walters wrote: > >> Wayne, >> >> >>  /It would make more// >> sense to me that kicad2step would attempt to substitute the wrl file >> links withe step files when converting wrl to step./ >> >> This is exactly what it does. I'm not sure what you mean with embedded >> step file references. >> > > I have also been wondering about the mention of substituting WRL files > with STEP files on export. I would want to stick with the model files I > specified in pcbnew and not have them automatically(?) changed in to some > other format. > > I do like to use VRML models in the 3D viewer of pcbnew as I can use > textures and materials with them so they look good when I take a screen > shot for use on a web page. The CAD software I use can import many model > file formats including VRML and STEP. It doesn't matter to me which type is > used when it comes time for me to load the file up to do mechanical design. > > -- > Cheers! > > Kevin. > > http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that > distract > Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're > | powerful!" > #include <disclaimer/favourite> | --Chris Hardwick > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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