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[Tomasz Wlostowski <tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx>]

On 06.06.2014 00:58, Cirilo Bernardo wrote:
> I remember your earlier work with importing STEP model data for the VRML
> viewer. My opinion on using STEP models + 3D view is that we should use
> a separate tool for that job. This avoids adding yet another monstrous
> dependency to KiCad (OpenCascade) and avoids the expensive operations to
> convert the model on-the-fly.

Hi Cirilo,

I can't agree here. One of the main reasons why we did the P&S router 
was lack of quality interactive router *integrated* in Kicad. We'd like 
to achieve the same with STEP support.

Including OCC as a dependency won't be a problem anymore once we have 
DLL/DSO plugins.

Regards,
Tom