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[Cirilo Bernardo <cirilo.bernardo@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 8:47 PM, LordBlick <lordblick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In response to a message written on 15.11.2014 00:38, from Cirilo Bernardo:
>
>> For over 2 years I have maintained a project for generating VRML models
>> for use
>> with KiCad.
>> ( See http://kicad3dmodels.sourceforge.net. ) The code includes basic
>> objects or
>> tools
>> which can be used to describe parts using parametric models. […]
>>
> What about SMD models support ?
> What about more pythonic code - generic diode is in fact not generic - SMD
> pins have many shapes, so it will be nice a possibility to add own modeler
> without need of recompilation…
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> LordBlick
>

SMD support:  you can describe almost every SMD  component imaginable with
the
currently existing tools. I have not yet created any Python scripts to do
this because
no one has made such a request.

You do not need to recompile anything to create new models, just write a
Python
script. Whether a user wants to use the tool by creating a C++ program or
Python
script is their own choice. The documentation provided has detailed
descriptions of
the tools and Python examples showing basic use of the tools and also
practical
use of the tools. There are no fundamental limitations to the description
of pins;
on the project web page I can see at least 5 different pin geometries which
were
all created with the same 'pin' tool.

- Cirilo