kicad-developers team mailing list archive

[easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Eldar, 
you have to cd to the project folder and then launch kicad by command line
(e.g. cd ~/Downloads/demo 
and launch  kicad demo.pro )
so the path will be fine to the demo models and  then you should see the .wrl models
If you want to try with one of your project  you can add your 3d model dir path inside the script line 45 and 47
in you standard 3d module places just add the STEP models and the WRL converted from STEP (they have to be scaled 1/2.54)
Then the script will do the job!

Maurice


On 4 July 2015 17:53:55 CEST, Eldar Khayrullin <eldar.khayrullin@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>If I open your pcb file without any modifications then 3d viewer
>doesn't 
>show 3d models
>while I don't modify this pcb.
>
>In case If I have pcb with 3d models from different places (prj 
>directory and kicad models dir),
>then how?
>
>04.07.2015 14:00, easyw пишет:
>> Hi Eldar,
>>
>> to test the script you have to go to the folder in which you have 
>> unzipped the demo (e.g. cd ~/Downloads/demo) and then
>> launch ./launch-kicad_StepUp.sh
>> so the script will find all .wrl and .step files
>>
>> inside the script file 'kicad_StepUp-path.FCMacro' you can add your 
>> model prefix @line 45
>> ##########################################################
>> #Configuration parameters below - use standard slashes / #
>> ##########################################################
>> models3D_prefix = '/usr/share/kicad/modules/packages3d/'
>> and then you need to comment line 47
>> ## models3D_prefix = ''
>>
>> in that case you need to have wrl and STEP models inside the path you
>
>> give.
>>
>> tipically in a board the path could be:
>> KISYS3DMOD=/usr/share/kicad/modules/packages3d/
>> and then in the board the models have just the last part of the path:
>> Resistors_SMD.3dshapes/r0603.wrl
>> etc.
>>
>> thank you for testing kicad-StepUp script!
>> and for any suggestion and feedback,
>> Maurice
>>
>> thank you for
>> On 04/07/2015 12.03, Eldar Khayrullin wrote:
>>> But then if launch ./launch-kicad_StepUp.sh:
>>> ['${KIPRJMOD}/c0603.wrl', 121.92, -147.32, 180.0, 'Top']
>>> error missing ${KIPRJMOD}/c0603.step
>>>
>>>
>>> 04.07.2015 12:21, Eldar Khayrullin пишет:
>>>> Need change relative paths of 3d models (Kicad doesn't found them).
>>>> Convert: ./model.wrl to ${KIPRJMOD}/model.wrl.
>>>>
>>>> 03.07.2015 12:08, easyw пишет:
>>>>> Hi Cirilo,
>>>>>
>>>>> I've uploaded the recent version of the script with the demo board
>at
>>>>> sourceforge
>>>>> https://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/?source=navbar
>>>>> (I know I should have done in launchpad but I'm not familiar with
>bzr
>>>>> etc... I promise I will learn it)
>>>>> In the updated script I've put some check for the presence of
>files
>>>>> and models, so to give messages to the user...
>>>>>
>>>>> there is a readme file
>>>>>
>http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/files/README.txt/download
>>>>> and the demo folder with all files
>>>>>
>http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/files/kicad_StepUp_v0.42.zip/download
>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> the script is a python script for freecad (kicad_StepUp.FCMacro)
>>>>>
>>>>> just move to the demo dir and launch
>>>>>    freecad demo.emn kicad_StepUp.FCMacro
>>>>> (the demo.emn is the IDF file exported through your IDF routines)
>>>>>
>>>>> here there is also a link of the script in action...
>>>>> http://youtu.be/Ukd47VXYzQU
>>>>>
>>>>> the trick to obtain the hierarchical STEP file from freecad 0.15
>is
>>>>> to use export 'STEP with colors' from File menu (NOT from Part
>menu)
>>>>>
>>>>> Please have a try at the demo and eventually with some of your
>kicad
>>>>> projects and let me know your feedback ...
>>>>>
>>>>> thank you
>>>>> Maurice
>>>>>
>>>>> On 03/07/2015 00.39, Cirilo Bernardo wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Maurice,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   This is good in SolidWorks as well; I have a few questions:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Where is this FreeCAD script to process the files and create the
>>>>>> assembly?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What is the secret to making OCC/FreeCAD create a hierarchical
>STEP
>>>>>> file
>>>>>> rather than a flat file?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Ciirlo
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 7:28 PM, easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> <mailto:easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     @Tom
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Hi Tom, following your advices (design in STEP B-Rep)
>>>>>>     I came with this approach:
>>>>>>     - prepare or just download STEP models for 3D parts
>>>>>>     - convert STEP to VRML to build the pcb in kicad (using
>FreeCAD)
>>>>>>     - just place pcb parts in kicad as always
>>>>>>     - export IDF pcb plain board
>>>>>>     - assembly automatically the board in MCAD reading 3D modules
>and
>>>>>>        positions from kicad pcb file with the kicad_StepUp script
>>>>>>     - export the STEP assembly from MCAD  (using FreeCAD)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     I asked a friend of mine to import the result in SolidWorks 
>>>>>> and it
>>>>>>     seems to be fine...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Could you please check if the result (demo.step) it is fine
>in
>>>>>>     hierarchical STEP assembly?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Thank you very much
>>>>>>     Maurice
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     On 01/07/2015 23.49, easyw wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         kicad StepUp is a new approach to export kicad board and
>>>>>> modules
>>>>>>         in STEP
>>>>>>         AP214 (with colors)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         exporting needs these requirements:
>>>>>>         1) install FreeCAD 0.15
>>>>>>               1b) in windows copy the Idf.py patched file in
>>>>>> FreeCAD/Mod/Idf
>>>>>>         folder (in Linux IDF import seems fine)
>>>>>>         2) start your 3D module model design directly in STEP
>using
>>>>>>         FreeCAD or
>>>>>>         just getting the model from a STEP library
>>>>>>              (units mm required)
>>>>>>         3) put your STEP model in the same directory in which are
>>>>>>         normally the
>>>>>>         wrl models
>>>>>>         4) convert your 3D STEP model in vrml through FreeCAD
>>>>>>              (scaling it to 0.3937, a kicad_StepUp_vrml_export 
>>>>>> macro is
>>>>>>         provided
>>>>>>               just launch e.g. freecad sot23.step
>>>>>>         kicad_StepUp_vrml_export.FCMacro)
>>>>>>         4) in pcbnew just populate your board as usual, using
>only 
>>>>>> vrml
>>>>>>         models
>>>>>>         with the corresponding model in STEP
>>>>>>         5) export the plain board through IDF menu (no IDF models
>are
>>>>>>         needed,
>>>>>>         just wrl standard ones)
>>>>>>         6) move to the 'demo' dir and execute the python
>kicad_StepUp
>>>>>>         FCMacro
>>>>>>         launching:
>>>>>>            freecad demo.emn kicad_StepUp.FCMacro
>>>>>>            (in windows you may need to specify freecad.exe bin
>>>>>>             path)
>>>>>>         and wait until your 3D board will be automatically
>>>>>>         populated following kicad_pcb source board
>>>>>>         (note only kicad_pcb version 4 is supported)
>>>>>>         7) the script can be configured to follow the KISYS3DMOD
>path
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         Please consider that the project is at alpha state and
>not
>>>>>>         everything
>>>>>>         has been completed
>>>>>>         (e.g. at the moment Bottom items do not respect
>orientation,
>>>>>>            and Top orientation is referred only to pcb module,
>>>>>> assuming wrl
>>>>>>         module ha the same orientation
>>>>>>            the script will stop in case of missing modules
>without 
>>>>>> any
>>>>>>         message)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         I would need someone to check if the models used and the
>>>>>> resulting
>>>>>>         demo.step obtained from the elaboration
>>>>>>         is fine to be used in MCAD e.g. SolidWorks that I do not
>>>>>> have...
>>>>>>         I checked the result with a trial of Catia and Rhino and
>it
>>>>>>         seems fine...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         If the result is fine to be used in MCAD the refined
>script
>>>>>> could be
>>>>>>         used to convert the pcb artworks for 3D MCAD modelling,
>and
>>>>>> could be
>>>>>>         easily ready to go for the stable release....
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         The only requirements, different from the actual way of
>using
>>>>>>         kicad is
>>>>>>         to substitute Wings3D with FreeCAD and, obviously,
>populate
>>>>>> the 3D
>>>>>>         models with STEP lib...
>>>>>>         (anyway Wings3D can be used besides FreeCAD if the 3D
>STEP
>>>>>>         exporting it
>>>>>>         is not needed)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         attached a kicad demo project, with self containing STEP
>and
>>>>>> wrl
>>>>>>         modules
>>>>>>         to be used just out of the box,
>>>>>>         some screen-shots of the result
>>>>>>         here there is also a link of the script in action...
>>>>>> http://youtu.be/Ukd47VXYzQU
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         thank you for any suggestion and feedback,
>>>>>>         Maurice
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     _______________________________________________
>>>>>>     Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers
>>>>>>     Post to     : kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> <mailto:kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>     Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers
>>>>>>     More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers
>>>>> Post to     : kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers
>>>>> More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>>>>
>>>>   * Английский - определен
>>>>   * Английский
>>>>   * Русский
>>>>
>>>>   * Английский
>>>>   * Русский
>>>>
>>>> (Kicad не нашел их)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers
>>>> Post to     : kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers
>>>> More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers
>>> Post to     : kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers
>>> More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>>>
>
>  * Английский - определен
>  * Английский
>  * Русский
>
>  * Английский
>  * Русский
>
><javascript:void(0);><#>

-- 
Sent from Mobile