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Hi Maurice, I just compiled the latest kicad version and the script says IDF board has to be exported to Xref=0; Yref=0 pcbnew version >=6091 IDF board has NOT to be exported to real placement pcbnew version < 6091 Anyway, the board is perfectly aligned now, thanks! I'm using kicad Version: (2015-08-18 BZR 6103)-product release build and freecad 0.16 I do have a question, the tutorial says "assure that your STEP module is fused to just one solid object". I see it failing with multi part obejcts, but I don't know how to fuse a part properly in freecad. A boolean operation between parts (union) creates a "fusion" object that loses color information. Going through "make compound" in the part workbench seems to be the right way to do it, but the script is still not happy with the generated step file and in freecad you can see its not a single object. See attached an example of a part that I can't fuse together (X2QFN). I think there are no coplanar faces in the part. Also, pogo_pin.step looks fine to me in freecad, but when it is added to a board using the script it gets rotated. Its also attached http://www.paltatech.com/files/pogo_pin_in_freecad.png http://www.paltatech.com/files/USB-C_3dviewer.png http://www.paltatech.com/files/USB-C_stepup.png The usb connector that is also rotated is here http://www.jae.com/z-en/product_en.cfm?l_code=EN&series_code=DX07&product_number=DX07S024JJ2R1300 I'm also having throubles exporting the pcb to IDFv3 of this particular board, maybe this is related to these rotation issues. I should ask cirilo later about this. Thanks Marcos On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 7:17 PM, easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Marcos, > > it took me a bit but I managed to align the board. > Now the script can manage also circular board, board with arcs and pcb > rotated inside pcbnew. > > I also made an update for the board position for the new IDF exporting > grid. > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/files/kicad_StepUp_v0.519.zip/download > NB this version will put the board at the right position only if IDF is > exported to Xref=0;Yref=0 (pcbnew version > 6091) > > I added a starter guide (adoc and pdf) both for kicad StepUp > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/files/kicadStepUp-starter-Guide.pdf/download > and for FreeCAD script generator. > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/files/FC-script-generator-starter-Guide.pdf/download > > I patched also the scripting to generate 3D models in STEP, to be execute > correctly also in linux (cadquery freecad module has been updated too). > (I tested the scripts in ubuntu but it should work also in debian) > > Please have a look :) > > Maurice > > > > On 14/08/2015 16.02, Marcos Chaparro wrote: > >> Thanks Maurice, >> the board edge is actually a footprint, and it was rotated 180° in >> kicad_pcb file, I don't know if that matters. >> >> About 2), you're right, freecad 0.14 messed up the vrml export. I tried >> with 0.16 and it looks perfect. I'm on a debian box, the stable freecad >> version for us is 0.14, in order to get 0.15 I had to compile it, and >> since >> it was the same effort as getting the bleeding edge I compiled 0.16. >> >> I keep forgetting that gmail's inline images are not shown here, the >> screenshot in my last mail was this one (thanks Mario) >> www.paltatech.com/files/offset.png >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> Marcos >> >> On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 5:46 AM, easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Hi Marcos, thank you for the board... >>> >>> 1. I had a quick look and I see the position prob... >>> IDF import in FreeCAD, with this complex edge board, adds a rotation and >>> probably the center of rotation is not fine ... I' m going to >>> investigate a >>> bit more if this depend on import or export or on my calculations... >>> >>> 2. about the rendering of wrl model SIL7, which version of FC did you use >>> to export it? >>> I tried your wrl in kicad and is not well displayed, then I exported the >>> STEP model to wrl in FC 0.15 and the rendering is fine... >>> I will post the wrl model when I'll be back home. >>> >>> Thank you again for your feedback >>> >>> Maurice >>> >>> On 14 August 2015 01:59:39 CEST, Marcos Chaparro <nitrousnrg@xxxxxxxxx> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> This should work, see attached a test board >>>> >>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>> >>>> The SIL7 model is awful, somehow it looks ok in freecad and really bad >>>> in >>>> kicad. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Marcos >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> Sent from Mobile >>> >>> >>
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