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[Miguel Angel Ajo <miguelangel@xxxxxxx>]

Most MCAD (and other electronic software tools) won't accept vrml, 
also simulation tools won't work with vrml which is designed for 
visualization mainly. 






Miguel Angel Ajo
http://www.nbee.es (http://www.nbee.es/)
+34911407752
skype: ajoajoajo


On Monday, 6 de May de 2013 at 10:27, Martijn Kuipers wrote:

> On the verge of asking a stupid question: 
> 
> Why isn't VRML sufficient? Most packages support it and there is even a free library (Coin3d is now GPL).
> 
> /Martijn
> 
> On May 6, 2013, at 9:16 AM, Miguel Angel Ajo <miguelangel@xxxxxxx (mailto:miguelangel@xxxxxxx)> wrote:
> > Well, the full models can be done later,
> > 
> > What I find more important is the full PCB detail (holes, countour, etc..) which it's really used
> > for MCAD integration :-)
> > 
> > If you do it for IGES (which I think it's a good Idea), please consider to do it like a plugin (3D exporter)
> > because, this way somebody could come later and do something yet fancier that we thought
> > about .. :)
> > 
> > 
> > Miguel Angel Ajo
> > http://www.nbee.es (http://www.nbee.es/)
> > +34911407752
> > skype: ajoajoajo
> > 
> > 
> > On Monday, 6 de May de 2013 at 10:13, Lorenzo Marcantonio wrote:
> > 
> > > On Mon, May 06, 2013 at 10:06:18AM +0200, Miguel Angel Ajo wrote:
> > > > anyway I find more useful a full model output (with all shapes) than bounding boxes :)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Then you *really* have a lot of memory and processor time to handle you
> > > designs :D (alternatively you don't need complex designs). Boundary models
> > > are also used for airflow calculation models, BTW. Really there is
> > > usually (if not ever) no advantage in having a pin-by-pin model of a QFP
> > > or something (except eye candy, maybe)
> > > 
> > > IGES is not 'easy' (it's a little easier maybe, in respect to STEP) but
> > > at least is a) stable (STEP is not actually finished yet) and b) fully
> > > and freely documented. The fact that c) is AFAIK still required for some
> > > goverment work should ensure that it won't go away in a short time...
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Lorenzo Marcantonio
> > > Logos Srl
> > > 
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