The plugin will definitely happen before any integration; I'm also unwilling to add anymore mess to the existing code and if the change isn't made now then it will become unmanageable.
- Cirilo On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 11:07 AM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambau...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2/17/2015 6:03 PM, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote: > > On 17.02.2015 22:30, Cirilo Bernardo wrote: > >> Hi folks, I'm just letting everyone know that I've started development > on > >> a framework for the IGES model specification (and I've also purchased > >> a copy of the STEP Model and Resources Library). > >> > >> Although we ultimately want to use STEP since this can eventually tie > >> in to PSI-5, I believe IGES will take much less time to implement and > >> is a quicker path to providing KiCad with a vital tool for industry. > > > > Cirilo, > > > > Do you plan to implement IGES support for Kicad from scratch? Because > > exporting board geometry into either IGES/STEP using OpenCascade is IMHO > > quite trivial and the only thing it depends on is just the 3D plugin > > support... > > > > Tom > > The plugin has to happen first. Then port the existing 3D model parser > code to the new 3D plugin. Then add new 3d model support be it IGES, > STEP, etc. The current 3D model parsing code is a mess. I will resist > stacking more code on top of this mess. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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