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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

2015-03-31 21:17 GMT+02:00 Marcos Chaparro <nitrousnrg@xxxxxxxxx>:

> Hi,
> As a user, I'm pretty happy with 3d-viewer, its good enough for most of
> our marketing purposes.
> Eg.: https://github.com/mrkindustries/openPSU
>
> IMO, pcbnew should be able to export a STEP 3D model of the board, the
> mechanical integration is done with freecad or solidworks and the proper
> way to do so is a STEP instead of the VRML format.
> If I want a proper analisys I have to replicate the boards in the 3D CAD
> by hand instead of just exporting it.
>

You can just use the IDF exporter to get a more CAD friendly PCB.


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> Thats the one thing I'd ask for, and I'm aware its not easy at all.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Marcos
>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 8:38 AM, Mário Luzeiro <mrluzeiro@xxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Nick Østergaard [oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: 30 March 2015 00:18
>> To: Mário Luzeiro
>> Cc: Wayne Stambaugh; kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] 3d-viewer future discussion
>>
>> >> The 3d-viewer may not deal with / use proper CAD data information.. it
>> will deal more with triangles (in final stage to be rendered to the GPU).
>> >> Maybe we can then have something in 3d-viewer that will export in a
>> "3d format file" for usage in softwares such as POV-ray, 3D Studio Max,
>> Maya (but not for CAD tools.. that should be in keep in a 3D exporter in
>> Pcbnew as it is now.. IMO).
>>
>> >This is what the VRML exporter fulfills now.
>>
>> That is right.
>> IMO, if we want to be logical correct, I think that type of exporter
>> should be in the future in 3d-viewer side and not in Pcbnew. Because VRML
>> is not a CAD format.
>>
>> The way VRML exporter works right now, it gets all data info from the
>> board...and constructs the VRML file.
>> Another valid way, the way I was referring, would be the 3d-viewer get
>> all the data from _his 3d rendering data structures_ and convert it to a
>> VRML file... in the end it should give similar results.
>> For the visualization propose both ways are good.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mario Luzeiro
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