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[Cirilo Bernardo <cirilo.bernardo@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Gary,

I don't believe anyone currently has this in their plans but it is
certainly of interest.
As Wayne pointed out the chief problem is with our limited resources to
devote to
development tasks. At the moment features are only implemented by
individuals
or companies driven by their current needs. At the moment I'm implementing
the
3D solid model export which I require for my own work and I expect this
work to go
on for at least another 6 months since I only do it in my spare time, but
IPC-2581(B)
is on my list of things to look at; thanks for all the information you've
provided, I may
get more involved with this in the future.

- Cirilo


On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 10:38 PM, Carter, Gary J. <
Gary.Carter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Is there serious any consideration to include support for IPC-2581 a.k.a.
> IEC/PAS 61182-12 in KiCad EDA?
>
> All the leading commercial software companies in the PCB Design and
> Fabrication space have support or a roadmap for support of this standard.
> The standard enables OEMs, Fabricators, and Manufacturing operations to
> embrace advanced constructs and technological capabilities today's design
> challenges require to be efficient and accurate through the entire product
> lifecycle.  It also opens myriad possibilities to integrate with other
> tools in the design flow and to external business systems and processes.
> The legacy data formats will never offer these avenues.
>
> The IPC-2581 Consortia has been looking to engage the open source EDA
> community. We would welcome a conversation to explore the possibilities.
> Our website is www.ipc2581.com. Our charter can be found on
> http://www.ipc2581.com/index.php/about
>
> The IPC Standards Committee Homepage for 2-16 Product Data Description
> (Laminar View) Subcommittee who actively develop the standard is found
> here: http://www.ipc.org/CommitteeDetail.aspx?Committee=2-16
> Anyone is welcome to submit proposed enhancements through the IPC
> Standards Process. The IPC-2581 Consortium can provide KiCad Developers a
> voice and representation is desired.
>
> Regards,
> Gary J. Carter
> Vice Chair, 2-16 Product Data Description (Laminar View) Subcommittee
>
> On 9/23/2015 9:15 AM, Carter, Gary J. wrote:
>
> re:
>
> On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 5:54 AM, timofonic timofonic <timofonic@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> wrote:
>
> Hello.
>
> In order to not hijack the ODB++ discussion, here's this other message.
>
> Is IPC-2581 support feasible? They mention about being open. But I'm not
> sure how open, because isn't an ISO/IEC/ECMA/IEEE standard and that
> worries
> me.
>
>
> IPC-2581 has been wholly adopted and endorsed by the IEC without change.
> The IEC assigned identifier is IEC/PAS 61182-12.
> The IPC document is available free from IPC's website. For those who might
> be developing import/export tools I highly encourage you to join the
> IPC-2581 Consortium. There is technical support available for those seeking
> assistance in the adoption effort. We meet every two weeks to assist
> developers.
>
>
>
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