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[Cirilo Bernardo <cirilo.bernardo@xxxxxxxxx>]

When the 3D refactor is done and an Export API completed it will be
possible to
integrate this with kicad via an optional plugin - no more fiddling about
on the
command line. There's a lot of work to do yet but it's something to look
forward
to.

- Cirilo

On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 10:54 AM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Very nice.  This is one more good reason to use KiCad.
>
> On 11/19/2015 4:07 AM, easyw wrote:
> > Hi to all,
> >
> > I've managed to create a new tool to align the 3d model directly moving
> > it over the pcbnew footprint.
> >
> > here there is a small video tutorial:
> > https://youtu.be/O6vr8QFnYGw
> >
> > With 'kicad-StepUp-tools' it is now possible to load the kicad footprint
> > in FreeCAD and align the 3D part with a visual real time feedback of the
> > 3d model and footprint reciprocal position.
> > (more detailed info inside the new version of kicad StepUp demo project
> > available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/
> > and here the starter guide
> >
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/files/kicadStepUp-starter-Guide.pdf/download
> > )
> >
> > Once the 3D part is aligned to the footprint pads and silk, the model
> > can be exported in STEP format and in VRML format for kicad
> > 3d-rendering, just clicking on the Scale to kicad VRML button.
> > That will align EDA to MCAD 3d viewers. No need to reiterate the
> > aligning process or empiric calculate offset and rotation to apply to
> > VRML model.
> > You can also click on 'Create axis' button to have an other help in
> > orienting the part.
> > With this tool is possible to download a part from on-line libraries
> > (e.g. 3dcontentcentral, grabcad, etc), align the model to kicad
> > footprint and export the model to wrl. That will produce a 3d VRML model
> > exactly aligned to footprint as in mechanical CAD.
> >
> > @Marcos ... I think you will enjoy that tool :)
> >
> >
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