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Re: official web page

 

Thanks Nick, I see it updated.

I'm attaching two more in case you want the full package.

We should let know the dudes who designed this board that they're featured
in kicad's main page :)

Regards



Marcos

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 4:12 PM, Marcos Chaparro <nitrousnrg@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> 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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