that would probably explain it Thanks !
________________________________ From: v_koeppel <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 7:26:30 PM Subject: [kicad-users] Re: kicad and 3D --- In kicad-users@ yahoogroups. com, "randy_underwood" <randy_underwood@ ...> wrote: > > Ok I figured out a workaround - but as I am new to kicad - there's > something i am curious about. > > I needed to edit/create some new 3D packages for my project, so I go > into wings and create the part (molex 22-20-2031) and i make it the > size that the spec sheet says it is. I assign the part to a module > and view in 3D and the part is HUGE - I finally figured out that > there's a scale feature in kicad. > > here's my question - what am i missing ? > > All of the other parts that come with kicad are a lot smaller than > their specs sheets say they are (at least according to the scale > settings in wings3d) - I'm not sure if this is a kicad thing or a > wings3d thing but it's very confusing. > > any insights ??? > > RandyU > If I remember well, what I do is considering that wings3d units are equal to 0.1 inch. Like this you don't have to use the scale fonction. Victor
