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[Tomasz Wlostowski <tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx>]

On 17.02.2015 22:30, Cirilo Bernardo wrote:
> Hi folks, I'm just letting everyone know that I've started development on
> a framework for the IGES model specification (and I've also purchased
> a copy of the STEP Model and Resources Library).
> 
> Although we ultimately want to use STEP since this can eventually tie
> in to PSI-5, I believe IGES will take much less time to implement and
> is a quicker path to providing KiCad with a vital tool for industry.

Cirilo,

Do you plan to implement IGES support for Kicad from scratch? Because
exporting board geometry into either IGES/STEP using OpenCascade is IMHO
quite trivial and the only thing it depends on is just the 3D plugin
support...

Tom