Mail Archives: geda-user/2014/11/17/16:36:12
Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
> Milan Prochac wrote:
>
>
>> There is no future for 3D in PCB next years...
>>
> Decent 3D _in_ PCB would open a large can of worms. Right now, the
> internal representation is explicitely 2.5D. To make real 3D happen, would
> likely require extensive changes to the core engine, to the data structure
> and not the least to the file format. In addition, there needs to be a way
> to draw models of the components.
>
> IMHO, it would be best to do refer all the heavy 3D lifting to
> applications that were specifically developed for this task.
>
>
>
>> I made two attempts to make 3D exporters - one for VRML, another for
>> OpenSCAD (as Bert mentioned in his reply).
>> The first one was ignored completely,
>>
> I am very much in favor of a way to connect PCB layout to a CAD work-flow.
> Since VRML import is hardly supported in CAD applications, this format
> feels like a dead-end.
>
>
>
>> the second one was buried on one of cemeteries for new ideas called
>> "feature branch" (LP699502-openscad-exporter).
>>
>
> If I remember correctly, interest in an OpenSCAD exporter bogged down
> because of license incompatibilities. However, these issues have been
> resolved in a good way. Since about January 2014 OpenSCAD is licensed in a
> way that is perfectly fine for use in an otherwise GPL licensed
> environment.
>
> Let's resurrect the 3D export patient! ;-)
>
> ---<)kaimartin(>---
>
Hi Kai-Martin,
Please give these OpenSCAD exporters a test drive and offer some user
feedback.
Short-comings, weak points, strong points: are all very valuable, so we
can iron out them flaws and improve pcb.
Thanks in advance,
Bert Timmerman.
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