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[Mário Luzeiro <mrluzeiro@xxxxx>]

Hi firewalker,

This is a know issue with the 3d models in kicad librarys. [1]

In order to have good renders you need good models and materials [2].
You can try to convert STEP to VRML with this [3] tool from Maurice. He has a material script that will allow you to choose and assist on selecting good materials to the models.
For a better result, you have to manually edit the 3D VRML and adjust with your own preferences (or/and following my documents guidelines)

Mario

[1] https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg23717.html
[2] https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg23035.html
[3] https://forum.kicad.info/t/kicad-stepup-update-support-for-vrml-with-material-properties/2898


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From: firewalker [firew4lker@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 19 June 2016 20:08
To: Mário Luzeiro
Cc: Jakub Kozdon; cirilo.bernardo@xxxxxxxxx; kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] 3D-Viewer - Request for merge evaluation

When using all material properties some of the components are really bright. All the resistor are from the kicad repository.

https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-library/tree/master/modules/packages3d/unused_3d.3dshapes

I guess there must be a change to the 3d files used?