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[Tomasz Wlostowski <tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx>]

On 16.06.2015 17:35, Mário Luzeiro wrote:
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: Kicad-developers [kicad-developers-bounces+mrluzeiro=ua.pt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] on behalf of Tomasz Wlostowski [tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 16 June 2015 17:13
> To: Wayne Stambaugh; kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] Plugin plans (post-stable release)
> 
>>> Also, I know to some of you I sound like a broken record but none of
>>> this can happen until the underlying 3D model library code is fixed.
> 
>> Fully agree. AFAIK Mario was volunteering to work on the 3D models?
> 
>> Tom
> 
> 
> Is Mario == Me ?

Hi Mario,

Yes, I meant you.

> I am following this discussion but I am having difficult to understand some parts here and the relation with 3d-viewer.

Basically, we need (just a brain dump below):
- a cleanup of the 3D model loading/storage code: a clean mesh class
(holding the geometry/assembly info) and refactoring of the 3d-viewer
(and further on, exporter code) to use it. I see you made the S3D_MESH
class, which is already quite clean and could be easily integrated with
the STEP mesher. One thing that might be needed is storing same
sub-meshes with different transforms (imagine a BGA footprint with 1000
identical balls - the current design of the class requires copying the
mesh data 1000 times, correct me if I'm wrong please).
- improved way to associate a STEP/IGES/VRML/whatever with the PCB
footprints.
- @Wayne - anything else?

Regards,
Tom