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[easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Cirilo,

I used the ${KIPRJMOD} to let my kicad StepUp demo file be fully portable
if you put this var in your 3D model kicad pcbnew will point to the 
project folder
 e.g.  'model ${KIPRJMOD}/shapes/cap_0603.wrl'
the demo project of kicad StepUp is fully portable ...
eeschema libs are in cache,
pcbnew modules are inside .kicad_pcb
and 3D models are in local sub-dir pointed by the ${KIPRJMOD} var...

So I think that your idea to make the kicad demo projects self-contained 
is very useful ...

In my kicad installation I don't use any of the standard libraries, so 
e.g. all 3d models of demo are not viewable if I don't add the right 
path, temporary modifying mine KISYS3DMOD var...

Maurice


On 22/12/2015 00.53, Cirilo Bernardo wrote:
> With the rapid changes in the kicad footprint libraries there is a
> chance that
> people will have trouble with using the demo projects such as pic_demo and
> video. When (if?) the initial 3D refactor code is merged the new 3d model
> resolver will make it possible to update these demo projects so that all the
> required models are within the project directory. Some advantages I see to
> this are:
>
> 1. demo projects are self-contained; they are not hostage to changes in the
> online libraries and users do not have to make configuration changes or
> download other files.
>
> 2. in the pic_demo project especially, we can replace many of the models
> with models from my kicad_3d_models project (color coded resistors,
> glass encased DO-35 diodes, better DIP models).
>
> 3. we can also include my example scripts to generate IDF component
> outline files and the IDF Export feature will hopefully receive more
> attention; the preview of the IDF outlines will be very helpful to IDF
> users.
> I had produced IDF outlines for the pic_demo and video projects but
> without the new 3D model resolver it was not possible to introduce these
> models to the demo projects in a sensible way.
>
> Any comments on the idea of making these demo projects self-contained?
>
> - Cirilo
>
>
>
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