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Re: IDF models for demo projects?

 

Althought, if I fix the assertation issue in freead, I still get that
ZIF socket thingie on multiple locations. Is this a bad emn export?

2015-03-28 12:13 GMT+01:00 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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