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[easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jose,

good to know! :)

I think that FreeCAD would be a very useful companion for KiCad...
It is open source and works an the same platforms on which KiCad works

I'm also building a 3D mechanical library that is based on KiCad 
official '.pretty' modules, that will let users to benefit of 3D MCAD 
models in a easier way

please have a look at the kicad forum
https://forum.kicad.info/t/3d-new-library-for-mechanical-cad-exporting-and-enclosure-design/1763
I managed to do most of SMD parts just using my parametric script to 
build the 3D models, and I'm getting some help from people used to MCAD 
sw to build other models, connectors included...

keep in touch
Maurice :)

On 14/12/2015 20.56, Jose A. Saumell wrote:
> No problem, thank you for the tools, I am working on a new board and
> using the FreeCAD only workflow. Today created a PCB 3D model in step
> which is really valuable!
> Take care
>
> On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 4:43 PM easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Jose,
>
>     I can reproduce it in OSX Lion, so I can debug :)
>
>     Thank you for reporting it and also for the solution-workaround you have
>     found!
>
>     keep in touch
>     Maurice :)
>
>     On 14/12/2015 16.43, Jose A. Saumell wrote:
>      > Hi,
>      >
>      > I've ran into an issue whenever I had to use the StepUp tools on
>     Freecad
>      > to open a footprint and do the alignment of 3D model.
>      >
>      > I would get an open file dialog but nothing would happen after
>     selecting
>      > the .kicad_mod file.
>      >
>      > Inside kicad-StepUp-tools.FCMacro:
>      > The name[0] variable would return an empty value.
>      >
>      > I worked around the problem by not using native OSX Open file dialog:
>      > //
>      >
>      > name=QtGui.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(self, 'Open file',
>      > last_file_path,"kicad module files (*.kicad_mod)",
>      > options=QtGui.QFileDialog.DontUseNativeDialog )[0]
>      >
>      > //
>      >
>      > This is working for me now, not sure exactly why it is not
>     working with
>      > native OSX dialog.
>      >
>      >
>      > Cheers, Jose
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
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