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[Cirilo Bernardo <cirilo.bernardo@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 2:52 AM, Marcos Chaparro <nitrousnrg@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Hi Maurice,
>
>>
>>
>> 1) could you please send me also the board with only these 3 modules
>> (usb, qfn, pogo_pin)? (no net, just edge and 3 modules would be fine)
>> it would be easier check the probs
>>
>
> You'll find the design files here
> https://github.com/paltatech/std-mainboard
>
> In my computer the 3D files are in
> /usr/local/share/kicad/modules/packages3d/walter/step/
>
>
> 2) fusion with color is possible in FC 015 and 016 ... I'm going to send
>> the X2QFN-12 fused with color asap ... wich command do you use?
>> Part, Make a union of several parts?
>>
>
> I'm using part->make compound (in part workbench)
> or part->boolean->union (also in part workbench)
>
>
>
>> 4) could you please send me also a copy of the trouble pcb edge (no net
>> no modules), to check if the problem is in kicad exporting to IDF or in
>> importing IDF from FC
>>
>
> Also included in the github repo. The outline was imported from a DXF file
> generated with freecad. The 3Dviewer displays it correctly, but I think the
> error is in the DXF importer because "Global spread and place" -> "spread
> out footprints not already on board" didn't detect the outline, so it
> probably has a disconnected segment somewhere and 3DViewer is flexible
> enough to display it despite the errors
>
> [snip]
>

Hi Marcos,

 If there is a problem with the DXF import which leaves an
unconnected segment then the IDF exporter will not be
able to create a board since it will not know how to repair
the bad outline.  If you can use LibreCAD to create the
outline and use only circular arcs and line segments the
results may be better. There have been a few discussions
recently about FreeCAD producing DXF files which do not
import well in KiCad.

- Cirilo