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[easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Marcos,

I updated the script with very minor improvements (most cosmetics).
http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/files/latest/download

I improved also the doc
http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/files/kicadStepUp-starter-Guide.pdf

and most of all I added the move-rotate-scale.FCMacro (it is inside the 
kicad_stepup latest zip file)

I think you should find this macro very useful to position/align the 
position of manufacture's model to the right position/orientation, and 
to scale the vrml model to inch for kicad 3d-viewer

It is a GUI macro with some nice buttons; just do some click and your 
model will be aligned as required.

Maurice

PS the repository for parametric generated STEP and VRML models is 
growing...
we have now:
QFN and Molded QFN ICs,
SOIC, SSOP, MSOP, TSSOP, SOT, QFP, LQFP, TQFP ... (GullWings in general),
DIP ICS,
Chip Capacitors,
Chip resistors,
pin-strip headers



On 25/08/2015 01.50, Marcos Chaparro wrote:
> Debian didn't package FC 0.15 because of these unmet dependencies:
> https://release.debian.org/migration/testing.pl?package=freecad
>
> I was looking for a package maintener email to ask about this and ran into
> that page. Debian users should sit and wait or get hands on the code to
> make it work. I guess FreeCAD should have a more strict dependency check.
>
> Thanks Maurice for all your support, I'll use your tools a lot :)
>
>
> Marcos
>
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 6:02 PM, easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi Marcos,
> >
> > I've built FC 015 and FC 016 in debian following all the advices from FC
> > site and it seems there are still some issues in fusing objects and
> > conserving colors.
> > I tried some workaround without positive results.
> >
> > So at the moment, I consider the script to generate parametric models
> > fully working in FC 015 under windows and ubuntu.
> > Anyway users can download colored models from the repository, or just
> > build the models under a virtual box with ubuntu.
> >
> > kicad StepUp script is instead fully working in windows, ubuntu and debian.
> >
> > Thank you for your feedback.
> > Maurice
> >
> >
> > On 24/08/2015 17.00, Marcos Chaparro wrote:
> >
> > > Les look for input from other users, most of them will use precompiled
> > > binaries.
> > >
> > > I compiled freecad using 2 commands
> > >
> > > $ cmake -DFREECAD_USE_EXTERNAL_PIVY=1 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release .
> > > $ make
> > >
> > > Its probably a dependency issue on my side, and i don't have the time to
> > > dig too deep into this.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > On Aug 24, 2015 10:05 AM, "easyw" <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Marcos,
> > > > I think is related to the problems you have in fusion objects with colors
> > > > ...
> > > >
> > > > it could be a setting in FreeCAD but I have to investigate better...
> > > >
> > > > I attached the parameter-generated QFP100 3D STEP/VRML model placed on a
> > > > parameter-generated footprint (from qfp_wizard.py)
> > > > As you can see there are all colors ...
> > > >
> > > > Here there are the models files that should be showed with colors
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > https://github.com/easyw/kicad-3d-models-in-freecad/blob/master/cadquery/FCAD_script_generator/generated_gw/soic/soic_8_39x49_p127.FCStd
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > https://github.com/easyw/kicad-3d-models-in-freecad/blob/master/cadquery/FCAD_script_generator/generated_gw/soic/soic_8_39x49_p127.step
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > https://github.com/easyw/kicad-3d-models-in-freecad/blob/master/cadquery/FCAD_script_generator/generated_gw/soic/soic_8_39x49_p127.wrl
> > > >
> > > > Could you please post me the way in which you have built FC from source?
> > > > (like the command line history)
> > > >
> > > > thanks
> > > > Maurice
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 24/08/2015 14.21, Marcos Chaparro wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Maurice,
> > > > > it works now.
> > > > >
> > > > > Should the models have the correct colors?
> > > > >
> > > > > See attached what I see:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Marcos
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 6:41 AM, easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Marcos,
> > > > >
> > > > > > I had a prob in syncing github files...
> > > > > > now they should be synchronized.
> > > > > > https://github.com/easyw/kicad-3d-models-in-freecad/archive/master.zip
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You need also to download the latest version of CadQuery Module
> > > > > > https://github.com/jmwright/cadquery-freecad-module/archive/v0.2.0.zip
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Just delete the old CadQuery Mod in FreeCAD and use the new one.
> > > > > > (CadQuery 0.1.8 has been recently updated to fully support these new
> > > > > > features)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I just tried and it seems fine now.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > thank you again for your feedback.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Maurice
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 24/08/2015 01.26, Marcos Chaparro wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > VRML scaling works great using
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > freecad your_part.step  kicad_StepUp_vrml_export.FCMacro
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The parametric generator gives me the following error:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > FC Version
> > > > > > > ['0', '15', 'Unknown', 'Unknown', 'Unknown']FC Version 015
> > > > > > > /home/marcos/life/Downloads/FreeCAD-releases-FreeCAD-0-15/Mod/CadQuery
> > > > > > > exists
> > > > > > > FC Version
> > > > > > > ['0', '15', 'Unknown', 'Unknown', 'Unknown']FC Version 015
> > > > > > > /home/marcos/life/Downloads/FreeCAD-releases-FreeCAD-0-15/Mod/CadQuery
> > > > > > > exists
> > > > > > > CadQuery 0.1.8
> > > > > > > CadQuery is a parametric scripting language for creating and
> > > > > > > traversing
> > > > > > > CAD models
> > > > > > > Author: David Cowden
> > > > > > > License: LGPL
> > > > > > > Website: https://github.com/dcowden/cadquery
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Opened
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > /home/marcos/life/Downloads/FreeCAD-releases-FreeCAD-0-15/Mod/CadQuery/Examples/Ex000_Introduction.py
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Executed
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > /home/marcos/life/Downloads/FreeCAD-releases-FreeCAD-0-15/Mod/CadQuery/Examples/Ex000_Introduction.py
> > > > > > > Ex000 Closed
> > > > > > > Dock adjusted
> > > > > > > Exception while processing file: make_gw_export_fc.py [__new__() takes
> > > > > > > exactly 25 arguments (24 given)]
> > > > > > > File format not supported: SOIC_8
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > It was called from the command line with FreeCAD make_gw_export_fc.py
> > > > > > > SOIC_8
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Marcos