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[Cirilo Bernardo <cirilo.bernardo@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi folks,

 The IGES code is now at a stage where a PCB model can be generated with
cutouts and drill holes
and various component models can be placed within the assembly. I will
conduct further tests by
generating PCB assembly files from IDF files before moving on to planning
the plugin refactoring in pcbnew, cleaning up the IGES lib in preparation
for a possible merge into KiCad, and finally implementing the IGES export.

 One thing to consider with the IGES code is whether it is better to
eventually merge it with KiCad or to leave the library as a separate
project in hopes that other people on the web will be interested in
improving the code for other purposes.

- Cirilo