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[easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Marcos,

could you please confirm me that the only issues you get where related 
to import a non compatible DXF file and using FreeCAD 016 for generating 
STEP files?

I'm going to update the kicad StepUp starter guide and I would like to 
add this feedback results.

Thank you
Maurice

On 20/08/2015 03.33, Marcos Chaparro wrote:
> Yup, FreeCAD 0.16 was the problem, I got so used to kicad's bleeding edge
> being so stable that I expected too much from FreeCad latest build.
> Compiling and re-saving everything solved the rotation issue.
>
> http://www.paltatech.com/files/StepUp_mint.png
>
> Tomorrow I'll try to send more feedback
>
> Thanks Maurice
>
>
>
> Marcos
>
> On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 8:33 PM, easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi Marco,
> > attached design-mod2.zzp (renamed to attach the file containing scripts,
> > ... just rename it to .zip)
> > the file has:
> > 1) the right DXF and the corresponding IDF file
> > 2) the XQFN module fused with colors
> > 3) the USB-C and pogo_pin correctly oriented
> > 4) a FC file with a reference block to help in orienting modules
> >      USB-C-with-reference-block.fcstd
> >      (just import the block in the file you are working with and you will
> >       have the right point to align the model)
> > 5) some bash files to:
> >      - launch-kicad_StepUp-dxf-marco.sh
> >      - launch-kicad_StepUp-dxf-marco-config.sh
> >        this file uses the ksu-config file to get all the settings
> >      - launch-kicad_StepUp-dxf-marco-config-fusing.sh
> >        this file will lauch kicad_StepUp script with a config that will
> >        generate a fused with colors board+models
> >      - launch-kicad-edge-dxf-marco-project.sh
> >        this file will launch the kicad pro file to enables path to
> >        correctly display vrml models
> >        (I changed path to './shapes' for the edge-dxf-marco board)
> > 6) I see you have changed the module prefix inside kicad_StepUp file...
> >      the right place is the ksu-config.cfg file
> >      (it let you set more features)
> >
> > to solve orientation prob I just reopened the STEP models you send me in
> > FC015 and saved them... orientation became fine... there should be
> > something wrong in FC016
> >
> > Please let me know if you get the file and if everything now is fine.
> >
> > Thank you
> > Maurice
> >
> > On 19/08/2015 23.37, Marcos Chaparro wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks Cirilo,
> > > opening the dxf generated by FreeCAD with LibreCAD and then exporting to
> > > DXF from LibreCAD worked.
> > >
> > > This screenshot is the result of the StepUp script:
> > > http://www.paltatech.com/files/DXF_workaround.png
> > >
> > > Maurice, I managed to fuse the objects using part->union. After the fusion
> > > the colors get messed up, but I discovered that you can edit each face
> > > color to fix them with right click->set colors, so I'm doing it that way
> > > for now.
> > >
> > > Now I only have to discover why the connector and pins are rotated.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Marcos
> > >
> > > On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Cirilo Bernardo <
> > > cirilo.bernardo@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > 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