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[easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi to all,

I have updated the kicad StepUp script (v 0.5.1.3) with all the 
following features:
- added messages on missing emn files
- added messages on missing models
- added path to adapt your KISYS3DMOD
- added blacklist for unwanted modules
- added messages on blacklisted modules
- added display version
- added pcb color attribute
- added bounding box option
- added bounding box white list to leave real model on connector or 
peripheral models
- added auxorigin, base origin, base point placement option
- added vrml models z-rotation angle
- added virtual models option
- added fusion export option (NB it could be heavy in case of a lot of 
small objects)
- added saving in FreeCAD format, export to STEP
https://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/files/kicad_StepUp_v0.513.zip

and, may be the most important thing, I added a pdf starter guide
kicadStepUp-starter-Guide.pdf
http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/files/kicadStepUp-starter-Guide.pdf

And, thank to the work of hyOzd
https://bitbucket.org/hyOzd/freecad-macros/

I managed to create and export parametric models in STEP and VRML (kicad 
compatible)
The repository
https://github.com/easyw/kicad-3d-models-in-freecad/tree/master/cadquery/FCAD_script_generator
now has the scripts to generate:
- all gullwings ICs
- all dip ICs
- chip resistors
- chip capacitors
and more is coming ...
(hyOzd and me are going to team up to build more parametric models)

I uploaded also some STEP models for QFP, SOIC, SSOP, TSSOP and SOT ICs, 
chip Resistors and chip Capacitors
(in sub dirs generated_cap, generated_res, generated_dip, generated_gw)

All the models are STEP AP214 3D models fully colored and automatically 
generated by a script with a parameters file that can be compiled just 
adding mechanical dimensions of the object to be create.

I take attention in the creation process to obtain STEP models without 
geometry problems.
I tested myself the models for geometry problems and they seems fine!
I will be happy if someone with MCAD commercial software could check if 
they are fine too with his sw.

thank you
Maurice