Peter Clifton | 10 Jun 01:12 2014
I've re-written my export code over the last week or so, and can now
emit useful AP214 .STEP files containing a representation of the PCB
board, complete with via holes. (And colour!) As of tonight, there is
support for emitting multiple solid bodies, when the board outline has
more than one piece.
Peter Clifton has been using stepcode for his work on creating STEP
models for gEda; we agree that it is the best option to use which isn't
very heavy like OCC. Peter has had to fix a few bugs in stepcode
but has successfully created some models.
I have a copy of the 2014 Step Module Resource Library but the
SMRL does not include STEP AP214 which is one of the most
common APs for parts models partly because it includes colors.
The SMRL does have AP203e2, which is AP203 with parts like
color borrowed from AP214, and AP242 which is the merger of
AP203 and AP214 (and not yet commonly implemented by MCADs).
For a functional STEP export we will need to support AP203 and
AP214; I do not believe we will ever have to support AP203e2, but
maybe in 5 years we will need to support AP242.
- Cirilo
On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 9:35 PM, jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Le 14/06/2015 12:01, Tomasz Wlostowski a écrit :
On 14.06.2015 02:35, Cirilo Bernardo wrote:
7. STEP: (future plans) the plugin will only provide an Export
I'd also like to add STEP visualization in the near future (post-stable
ofc)
Tom
PS. It is possible to export a hierarchical assembly in STEP from OCC.
No need to write a special library for that.
We all agree (at least guys like me who make designs with very strong
mechanical constraints) step import/export is a major feature.
However, OCC is a very heavy dependency for Kicad.
I am not especially thrilled by OCC dependency.
If stepcode is usable, this is a (by far) preferable dependency, even it
is not perfect.
--
Jean-Pierre CHARRAS
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