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[Marcos Chaparro <nitrousnrg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Maurice,
What do you mean by 3d models name?

I use Walter's models from smisioto.org
 On Jul 10, 2015 6:43 AM, "easyw" <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Marco,
>
> it would be possible to get the HackRF kicad pcb file updated with the 3d
> models names?
>
> Thank you
> Maurice
>
> On 24/06/2015 20.42, Marcos Chaparro wrote:
>
>> 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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