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Re: official web page

 

Sure, see attached.

Beware, the schematic is not that pretty.

Marcos

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 3:52 PM, Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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