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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.
>
> Regards
>
>
> 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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