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[Mário Luzeiro <mrluzeiro@xxxxx>]

Hi Wayne,

I wrote this text below. Is that ok or you would like something more technical / detailed?
Feel free to make any changes or corrections.

"This is a completely refactoring of the 3D-Viewer.
It splits and rewrite the previous window (eda_3d_viewer) and canvas (eda_3d_canvas), creates a new class for handling the board information (cinfo3d_visu) and adds new render targets (opengl legady and raytracing).

The render targets take full advantage of the new 3D plugins system and 3D cache for a fast 3D model loading.

Overview of the new features:
- Canvas is split from the 3D viewer window so it can be added to other windows.
- Faster board loading.
- New OpenGL render is faster than the old one.
- New Raytracing render target with a post processing shader.
- Use of new 3D plugins (WRL, X3D, STEP and IGES) and 3D model caching.
- Preview of 3D model while browsing the file name.
- 3D preview of the footprint while adding / align 3D shapes.
- Render of 3D models accordingly the attributes (Normal, Normal+Insert, Virtual) On 3D-Viewer: Preferences->Show 3D models.
- Pivot rotation centered in one point over the PCB board.
- Shortcuts keys improved: x,y,z for orientation; t,s,v to hide/display THT,SMD,Virtual footprints; spacebar/middle mouse click to align with board (bounding box) pivot rotation.
- Animated camera.
"

Regards,
Mario Luzeiro

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From: Kicad-developers [kicad-developers-bounces+mrluzeiro=ua.pt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] on behalf of Wayne Stambaugh [stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 19 July 2016 16:20
To: kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] 3D-Viewer - Request for merge evaluation

Mario,

Simon's patch merged cleanly.  I just finished building and testing it
and everything seems in order.  I need a commit message from you.  I do
not have time to search through the commit history of your branch and
put together a meaningful commit message.  The other option is that I
can commit it with a simple commit message such as "Mario's 3D viewer
improvements."  I would prefer something a bit more meaningful.

Thanks,

Wayne