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and using FreeCAD VRML models (instead of Wings3D models) you have also 
MCAD models to be used for the MCAD exporting/viewing

here there is a video of the FreeCAD VRML models and FreeCAD STEP models 
that shows how KiCad is ready for MCAD world! (just now with the stable 
release)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmNGdqkKbpM

I've done a self contained project that displays the 3d-viewer in kicad 
as the 3d MCAD view in FreeCAD or whatever MCAD software you want to use :)

On 01/10/2015 22.24, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
> The only down side is that as improvements are made to the 3D models,
> they would not be visible.  I hope at some point in the future our 3D
> models could be improved (some of material properties are very wrong)
> now that FreeCAD exports vrml files that the 3D viewer can use.  I would
> think the demos should track the latest and greatest to show case
> KiCad's capabilities.
>
> The "everything" project archive sounds interesting but it should be
> discussed outside this bug report.
>
> On 10/1/2015 4:15 PM, Chris Pavlina wrote:
> > It's a right shame we don't have any standalone project archive format
> > that holds *everything*. That would be *very* useful for this sort of
> > thing, as well as just generally making sure projects can always be opened.
> >
> > I wonder if there is any developer interest in that besides me. It's
> > definitely on my list of things I'd like to work on post-release, but I
> > don't have much time lately...
> >
> > On Oct 1, 2015 3:52 PM, "nnn" <nnn4000@xxxxx <mailto:nnn4000@xxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> >      Why not to add 3d files (from some old revision of library) to
> >      projects folder and use paths relative to KIPRJMOD? If demos will
> >      refer to some special revision of library with 3d models they will
> >      break each time the models are moved or renamed.
> >
> >
> >      W dniu 01.10.2015 o 16:20, Wayne Stambaugh pisze:
> >
> >          I just committed a fix for broken 3D model link in the interf_u demo
> >          https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1500956.  While I was at it, I
> >          looked at the rest of the demos that have board files and they are
> >          broken (one partially) as well.  Here is an opportunity for
> >          someone to
> >          help out the project and no programming experience is require.
> >          All you
> >          need to know is how to associate 3D models with footprints in
> >          Pcbnew and
> >          how to use bzr to create branch and a patch (well documented many
> >          places).  If someone has time to do this before the stable
> >          release, it
> >          really would be nice if our demos showed off the 3D models.
> >
> >          Thanks,
> >
> >          Wayne
> >
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