Mail Archives: geda-user/2015/03/24/15:33:04
Sabin Iacob wrote:
> On 03/24/2015 06:29 PM, Milan Prochac wrote:
>
>> On 24. 3. 2015 14:47, BERTRAND Joël wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to install 3D functionalities on PCB application. I
>>> have found vrml libraries (http://pcb.bastl.sk/?page_id=24). I
>>> suppose some installation process are missing. I only have installed
>>> vrml in /usr/local/share/pcb, but I don't know how associate 3D model
>>> to components.
>>>
>>> Any idea ? I haven't found any information...
>>>
>>>
>> The libraries are not sufficient - you need also PCB compiled with
>> VRML export filter (apply the patch from referred page and compile).
>> There is no default library of 3D models, just some helper scripts.
>> How to use them to generate 3D models can be found here:
>> http://pcb.bastl.sk/?page_id=6.
>>
>> Anyway, the VRML export filter is obsolete and it is not longer
>> maintained.
>>
>
> slightly offtopic, but I think openscad might be a better idea if
> something like this is to be implemented in the future; povray is much
> prettier, true, but you can't rotate the thing in real time (or, say,
> build your enclosure around the board, export to STL and have it 3d
> printed / milled / whatever)
>
>
Hi,
There happens to be a work in progress branch here:
http://git.geda-project.org/pcb/log/?h=LP699502-openscad-exporter
containing some OpenSCAP exporters.
YMMV :-)
Please test drive, any comments (and patches) are welcome.
Kind regards,
Bert Timmerman.
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