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[Cirilo Bernardo <cirilo.bernardo@xxxxxxxxx>]

That seems to be a bug in FreeCAD. My version (0.14-i-don't-know) displays
OK
and the file works fine in SolidWorks. The VRML is also created direct from
the
IDF file so if there was a problem we would see it in the VRML output, or
more
likely I wouldn't be able to generate the VRML output.

I use 'view3Dscene' since it is easy to manipulate the viewpoint; in FreeCAD
I can't work out how to change the viewpoint except to use iso, top, left,
right.

- Cirilo


On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 1:32 AM, Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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