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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 2/17/2015 6:03 PM, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote:
> 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

The plugin has to happen first.  Then port the existing 3D model parser
code to the new 3D plugin.  Then add new 3d model support be it IGES,
STEP, etc.  The current 3D model parsing code is a mess.  I will resist
stacking more code on top of this mess.

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