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[Thiadmer Riemersma <thiadmer.riemersma@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you for these tutorials. I have only browsed through them quickly,
but they look good. I will verify my VRML models and templates.

Great work.

Regards,
Thiadmer Riemersma

On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 8:55 PM, Mário Luzeiro <mrluzeiro@xxxxx> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> It is known that most of VRML 3D model files used by KiCad users have bad
> material properties.
> They are the 3D VRML files from KiCad library it self, other author
> libraries and online database libraries (from automatic conversion?). Also,
> some CAD softwares (eg: FreeCad) do not make good material assignment or
> convertion.
>
> In order to raise awareness, hoping that user will get one day better
> proper materials in their models, I created two tutorials that works as a
> reference and guide to understand and how to set proper materials to 3D
> models.
>
> The main scope are electronic components, VRML files, KiCad 3D-Viewer
> (current or any future version)
>
> It would be nice if you could share it in the KiCad webpage (tutorials?).
> I've placed the documents in my cloud (you can use as a permanent link)
> but I can change it to other place (I plan to keep the documents update
> with new information):
>
>
> https://meocloud.pt/link/5b4a47ed-1fab-4133-8d50-52824d8a291f/KiCad_3D-Viewer_Illumination_model_and_materials-MarioLuzeiro.pdf/
>
>
> https://meocloud.pt/link/64e39e99-c5b6-451b-accd-9e25331ceafe/KiCad_3D-Viewer_component-materials-reference-list_MarioLuzeiro.pdf/
>
> I already discussed with some of most know 3D files authors related with
> KiCad and shared this work with them.
> I hope you can share it with anyone interested. I was also thinking if it
> would be good to share with KiCad library team so they will better
> understand the problem of the 3D VRML files that KiCad is distributing at
> this moment. (Anyone can FW this email please? Thanks!)
>
> Regards,
> Mario Luzeiro
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