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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

What about iges files? Should't it try to export iges files if no step is
found?

2017-11-07 0:32 GMT+01:00 Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>:

> Hey Orson,
>
> I've got it now.  Go ahead and commit it if you have it ready to go.  If
> not, I will do it in the next day or so.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Wayne
>
> On 11/6/2017 6:02 PM, Maciej Suminski wrote:
> > Hi Wayne,
> >
> > I think it only affects the STEP exporter (kicad2step executable), which
> > cannot handle WRL models at all. With the patch applied, the exporter
> > looks for a model with the same file name, but .step extension. In case
> > there one is found - it is during the STEP export. I believe there is
> > only an extra feature, no functionality removed/broken.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Orson
> >
> > On 11/06/2017 05:07 PM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
> >> If I'm reading this patch correctly, exported wrl files will always have
> >> step file references in them even when they are found.  If that is the
> >> case, then I am opposed to this change.  AFAIK, opening the wrl board
> >> file will fail with the embedded step file links.  It would make more
> >> sense to me that kicad2step would attempt to substitute the wrl file
> >> links withe step files when converting wrl to step.
> >>
> >> On 11/4/2017 8:47 AM, Oliver Walters wrote:
> >>> The attached patch implements the feature suggested here
> >>> : https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1710796
> >>>
> >>> Problem:
> >>>
> >>> .wrl files are specified as default but these don't export to MCAD.
> >>>
> >>> Solution:
> >>>
> >>> On STEP export, wrl files are replaced with their step counterparts (if
> >>> such models exist).
> >>>
> >>> This is essentially what Maurice's famous StepUP tool does.
> >>>
> >>> Turns out it was a pretty simple fix :)
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Oliver
> >>>
> >>>
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