Sorry it took so long to get back to this but I've been really busy. The the capacitor example makes sense although I'm not sure this is a significant enough feature to warrant a file format change. I'm not terribly opposed to this idea either. I do have a few questions. Can multiple models be visible at the same time? If so, have the STEP and VRML exporters been tested to work under this case?
Cheers, Wayne On 3/14/2019 10:26 AM, Jeff Young wrote: > Hi Wayne, > > No, it would need to be saved in the file. Think of it as Units for 3D > models: for instance you might have 30mm, 35mm and 40mm tall capacitors > all assigned to the single 20mm diameter 7.5mm pitch footprint. > > Cheers, > Jeff. > > >> On 14 Mar 2019, at 13:38, Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Jeff, >> >> I haven't looked at Oliver's patch so I'm flying blind here. My >> question is why does this require a board change. Is this a state we >> really need to save in the board file or could it be some 3D viewer >> visibility state option saved in a config file? I would prefer the >> latter if possible. I guess I don't understand the purpose of this. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Wayne >> >> On 3/14/2019 6:44 AM, Jeff Young wrote: >>> @Wayne, this builds on top of my m_Preview addition so I’m happy to >>> review it and merge it after Oliver re-bases. But where do we stand on >>> PCBNew file format changes for 6.0? (There are also some hold-overs I >>> have from 5.1; namely storing defined diff pair dimensions and the >>> courtyard DRC settings in the files. >>> >>>> On 14 Mar 2019, at 08:30, Oliver Walters >>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> This has gone unresolved for a while now - if I put in some effort to >>>> rebase this, is there any likelihood it will be accepted? >>>> >>>> This patchset does involve a file format change to the PCB file but it >>>> is backwards compatible and introduces a useful new feature. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 11:27 PM Oliver Walters >>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> The attached patchset expands on the "Preview" checkbox in the 3D >>>> model tab in the footprint editor. >>>> >>>> This "Preview" option currently only applies to the preview >>>> window. However if the user wishes to disable display of a given >>>> 3D model in the PCB renderer they must delete the 3D model from >>>> the footprint entirely. >>>> >>>> The new patchset does the following: >>>> >>>> 1) The state of the m_Preview parameter for each 3D model is >>>> observed in the various 3D renderers and exporters >>>> >>>> 2) The m_Preview parameter is saved to file (both .kicad_mod and >>>> .kicad_pcb) >>>> >>>> With regard to file saving, if the 3D model is "enabled" (default >>>> state) then the file is unchanged making this change largely >>>> backwards compatible. If the 3D model is disabled, then the >>>> keyword "(disabled)" is added to the file. >>>> >>>> You can now quickly toggle 3D models on/off on an individual basis >>>> and this is statefully saved between sessions. >>>> >>>> Patch-set is rebased and compiled >>>> from b445b0fab28f7dd41273801d06d7705215c57c0f >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>>> Post to : [email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
