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[Cirilo Bernardo <cirilo_bernardo@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; "cirilo_bernardo@xxxxxxxxx >> Cirilo Bernardo" <cirilo_bernardo@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: 
> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 2:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] patch for IDFv3 component library support
> 
> Le 25/01/2014 04:01, Cirilo Bernardo a écrit :
> 
>>  Hi folks,
>> 
>>   I have pushed a patch to my github patches project
>>   (git clone https://github.com/cbernardo/kicad-patches.git)
>> 
>>   The patch name is export_idf3_libs.patch and was created against Rev 4632.
>>   The patch adds IDFv3 component library support; the addition of this 
> feature
>>   provides users with the IDF support required for interaction with 
> mechanical
>>   designers.
> 
> <Skipped ...>
> 
> I committed you patch.
> Thanks.
> 
> I am able to import IDF files with Top Solid.
> 
> FreeCAD reads these files, but does not show anything.
> 
> This is certainly a FreeCAD bug.
> However, could you have a look about this.
> Perhaps there is just a missing info in IDF files.
> FreeCAD seems to be the only one FOSS MCAD tool which is able to read
> IDF (*.emn) files.
> (If you know an other FOSS MCAD tool which reads IDF files, let me know)
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- 
> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS
> 

Thanks Jean-Pierre,

 I'll try to find out why FreeCAD doesn't import the IDF files correctly. I can
export an IDF from CircuitWorks and check FreeCAD with that as well.

cheers,
Cirilo