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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

The issue with freecad here, seems to be reported and fixed already. Good.

http://www.freecadweb.org/tracker/view.php?id=1492

2015-03-28 11:03 GMT+01:00 Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi Cirilo
>
> I would like to see the demomodels include demos for KiCad's 3D
> modelling capabilities also. I think and idf folder would be good, but
> currently it has been a long time I have added models myself, so I
> don't really rember if there has been improvements in this regard. But
> last time I had to hand edit the files to use the
> ${KIPRJMOD}/foo/bar.wrl as a project relative path. This seems to
> work.
>
> Is the emn and emp files supposed to be used together?
>
> I tried to import the emn file in freecad. Then I got the attached
> output as the image and the log which fails. I suspect this is a bug
> in freecad. I have not tried to debug it further, at least not until I
> get a response from you.
>
> Nick
>
> 2015-03-28 5:43 GMT+01:00 Cirilo Bernardo <cirilo.bernardo@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> I have created models for the pic_programmer demo project; the IDF files and
>> rendered VRML model
>> are available here:
>>
>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By_XTJN-s8aXNm1nWlhxM2NLSFE/view?usp=sharing
>>
>> Since IDF is currently the most sensible method of sharing information with
>> MCADs I'd
>> like to know people's opinions on including models for the demo projects.
>> Having some
>> screenshots of the VRML rendering of the IDFs may help too. I would also
>> need some
>> advice on the best way to include these IDF models in the demo projects. I
>> was thinking
>> the most convenient way to store the component model files is in an 'idf'
>> directory for
>> each demo project, but I don't know the current scheme for searching 3D
>> model relative
>> paths so I don't know if having an idf subdirectory is easily done. I would
>> like new users
>> who may need the IDF export to be able to use the demos to see the exporter
>> in action;
>> although IDF export has been there for over 1 year I still get the
>> occasional email to say
>> "oh, I just discovered it".
>>
>> Anyway, if there is an interest in having these simple models for other
>> applicable demo
>> projects I will continue creating these models.
>>
>> - Cirilo
>>
>>
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