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[easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

@Wayne
thank you for your comment.
I developed my scripts for my needs, but I wanted to share them for 
KiCad users :)

@Wayne @Cirilo
the kicad StepUp exporter could be integrated as plugin in pcbnew and be 
invoked e.g. directly from pcbnew python console, with just some small 
adaptations

it could be something like that:
open pcbnew python console and digit the following commands:
import ksu
ksu.export()
ksu.align()

[ksu =kicad stepup]
[ksu.export() =will call the export python routines and assembly of the 
actual pcb board in FreeCAD]
[ksu.align() =will call the align tools python routines in FreeCAD]

But I think this is a bit more 'geek' approach compared to just click to 
a bash/bat script

What I'm missing to let the script to be executed easily by a user, is 
just a simple button in pcbnew that could be configured to launch a 
python script from inside pcbnew itself...
or, may be easier, the ability to configure a macro hotkey to execute 
some python commands

I think this could be a useful feature also for other users

Maurice

On 20/11/2015 00.54, Wayne Stambaugh 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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