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[Jakub Kozdon <fldrivers@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mário,

After several tries on Windows I can not see any square shapes, so it 
looks great for now.

About visual results, can you add settings similar to POV-Ray, 
especially for antaliasing [2 
<http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/223/#s02_01_02_08_04>]? 
And option for exporting bigger (or smaller) images than actual window 
resolution? I used POV-Ray only to render, so if similar renders will be 
possible in KiCad so it will be sufficient for me. Only one "advanced" 
feature I used in POV-Ray was possibility to render more images in row 
with slightly different coordinates, I used this for making videos. So I 
think that POV-Ray exporter will be unnecessary for now.

Great, I looking forward for merging and for new features.

Jakub

[1] http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/sideview.html#effects
[2]http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.1/223/#s02_01_02_08_04

Dne 17.6.2016 v 14:11 Mário Luzeiro napsal(a):
> Thanks for testing Jakub.
>
> > I will try it on Windows where I sometime get a square shapes
> I fixed that issue yesterday, so you can try today.
>
>
> > I remember when I getting raytraced renders by POV-Ray from Eagle and it tooks forever
> > to get good looking render.
> As far as I know, KiCad could be the first EDA tool to integrate an embedded Raytracing ;)
> (ok I know that it only works for some marketing headlines proposes...)
> I am not totally happy with the visual results,
> but I think it is the best we can have at moment on relation of speed vs result (and easy to use).
>
> One pending wish I have will be also to make a POV-Ray exporter on KiCad.
> With this new refactoring, it should be easier to use the structures and translate it on POV-Ray format.
> But I don't have knowledge on that at this moment.
>
>
> > can you add dot style grid for all
> > space (not only axis but all space for better imagine of board
> > relationships)?
> I don't like the grid on 3d-viewer.
> I just quick implemented it to keep the feature from old one.
> I have in mind some more useful features in future...
>
> Mario
> ________________________________________
> From: Jakub Kozdon [fldrivers@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 16 June 2016 20:27
> To: Mário Luzeiro
> Cc: kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] 3D-Viewer - Request for merge evaluation
>
> Hi Mário,
>
> Actually I thinking about merging your code, so your request is great to
> see.
>
> I tested (Linux 64 bit) you 6094 rev and it looks great. I remember when
> I getting raytraced renders by POV-Ray from Eagle and it tooks forever
> to get good looking render.
>
> So I am looking forward to merging your code into dev branch.
>
> I will try it on Windows where I sometime get a square shapes, but from
> my tests from Linux I can not get them, it render correct shapes.
>
> Only footnote for future improvement, can you add dot style grid for all
> space (not only axis but all space for better imagine of board
> relationships)?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jakub