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Message #18905
Re: official web page
I can update it in a moment, but I actually like the current setup, where
you can see the same board in those different apps. Can you create those
with the hack RF also?
Den 24/06/2015 20.42 skrev "Marcos Chaparro" <nitrousnrg@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi,
> see attached some screenshots of 3D Viewer showing the HackRF board, it
> could replace this one in kicad-pcb.org
>
> http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/KICAD/KiCad+EDA+Software+Suite?preview=/589828/1376287/kicad_3dviewer.png
>
> Who should I ask to upload it?
>
> The other screenshots could be updated too, they look ancient.
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> Regards
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>
> Marcos
>
> On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 3:05 PM, Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> For whoever who want to compose such a message, should start out with
>> having a look at
>> http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/DEV/KiCad+Development
>>
>> I have collected some of the new nice additions, likely not all.
>>
>> 2015-06-21 18:12 GMT+02:00 Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> > I would also be nice if we had an announcement about the new stable
>> > release with a list of new features such as 64 layers, openGL rendering,
>> > P&S routing, etc.
>> >
>> > On 6/20/2015 1:46 PM, Marcos Chaparro wrote:
>> >> Yes, it would be nice to have the website updated.
>> >> Kicad could have a lot of media coverage given the vast improvements
>> >> over the last release and we will need (besides bugfixing) some
>> >> appealing screenshots and videos.
>> >>
>> >> If I can I'll prepare screenshots from hackrf, ubertooth, etc for you
>> >> guys to review.
>> >>
>> >> Best regards
>> >>
>> >> On Jun 20, 2015 8:56 AM, "Wayne Stambaugh" <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
>> >> <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Can we possibly get this done before the stable release which
>> hopefully
>> >> will be some time near the end of July? It would be nice to roll
>> this
>> >> out around the same time.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Wayne
>> >>
>> >> On 6/20/2015 2:51 AM, Nick Østergaard wrote:
>> >> > 2015-06-20 2:53 GMT+02:00 Cirilo Bernardo
>> >> <cirilo.bernardo@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:cirilo.bernardo@xxxxxxxxx>>:
>> >> >> Hello everybody,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Marcos Chaparro has added a screenshot to the wikipedia entry
>> on
>> >> KiCad:
>> >> >>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KiCad#/media/File:KiCad_3D_with_IDF.png
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The screenshot shows the new 3D Viewer rendering of the video
>> >> demo board
>> >> >> along with a VRML rendering of an exported IDF file. Perhaps
>> this
>> >> can be
>> >> >> put into the official web page at some point?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> As for the web page, it would be nice to have a new one launched
>> >> with the
>> >> >> stable release. Shall we put a call out on the various lists for
>> >> people who
>> >> >> may wish to volunteer to work on ideas?
>> >> >
>> >> > Yes probably. I can try to have a look tomorrow, i no one beats
>> me to
>> >> > it. In the future I am more inclined to make some gallery or
>> something
>> >> > and not nessesarely have only one. But I would also like to get
>> a new
>> >> > site based on some static site generator, with the restriction
>> that is
>> >> > should read asciidoc, easily, such that we can embed the docs in
>> a
>> >> > nice way. Or at least that is my idea.
>> >> >
>> >> >> I have no special objection to the coldfire demo board which has
>> >> featured on
>> >> >> the page for so long, but the "2011 Nov" date in the screenshot
>> >> suggests
>> >> >> that there has been no development for a long time. If nothing
>> >> else we
>> >> >> should repeat the screenshot with a current release, but my
>> preferred
>> >> >> action would be to feature an Open Hardware design (with the
>> >> permission
>> >> >> of the creators of course). With the various changes to 3D file
>> >> format
>> >> >> support especially in the past year I should be able to use
>> >> SolidWorks
>> >> >> to help create any necessary models to make the featured board
>> look
>> >> >> good.
>> >> >
>> >> > There are many cool looking open hardware designs made with KiCad
>> >> out there.
>> >> >
>> >> >> Many of the screenshots on the current page have also been
>> outdated
>> >> >> for some time; for example the 3D views are from an era where
>> the
>> >> board
>> >> >> and many other features have not been rendered.
>> >> >
>> >> > True.
>> >> >
>> >> >> - Cirilo
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
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