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[Cirilo Bernardo <cirilo.bernardo@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Maurice,

 I have no plans for such a checkbox at the moment; the problem is that for
such an option to be persistent we would require a change in the file
format and I have no plans to make any changes to the file format.

- Cirilo


On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 8:17 AM, easyw <easyw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Cirilo,
>
> do you think it would be useful to add a check box to toggle visibility of
> a 3D model?
>
> That would allow user to toggle visibility of e.g. enclosure or mechanical
> parts that would be useful to be displayed only in some moment of the
> design...
>
> that option could be placed e.g. in the 3D properties editor dialog tab
>
> In Altium this is an available option...
> (moreover they use a 4 step of transparency for the 3D object)
>
> Maurice
>
>
> On 18/12/2015 03.19, Cirilo Bernardo wrote:
>
>> I was bored so I tweaked the IDF plugin so that it can also render IDF
>> assemblies:
>>
>>
>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By_XTJN-s8aXdmZBTzVTUHA3R28/view?usp=sharing
>>
>> The VRML plugins are next but that will take some time; both Mario and I
>> agree that
>> the VRML parsers are best rewritten and that the current code isn't
>> readily refactored.
>> I'd still like the '3d_initial_merge' branch merged after I've cleaned
>> things up a bit since
>> it will give bleeding-edge users a more usable 3D properties editor
>> dialog and also
>> start shaking out any remaining bugs.
>>
>> - Cirilo
>>
>>
>>
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