No problem, will do that when I've finished looking through the existing code and have a good idea of how to structure things.
- Cirilo On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 2:00 AM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambau...@gmail.com> wrote: > Before you start coding the 3D model plugin, please submit a design > document so it can be reviewed by other developers. It doesn't have to > be formal. A brief email with overview of the design will do. > > On 2/17/2015 10:12 PM, Cirilo Bernardo wrote: > > Just an update to my previous message - I will implement IGES > > from scratch. The OpenCascade IGES implementation, like > > the STEP implementation, does not allow for the creation of > > correct hierarchical assemblies. The consequence of that defect > > is that every instance of every solid feature will be represented as > > a top-level entity. This will cause most if not all MCAD software to > > produce many thousands of native parts files for even trivial > > STEP/IGES assemblies. Even a simple board + QFP180 would be > > at least 182 files, which is absolutely not acceptable. Mechanical > > assemblies can be complex enough without trivial parts flooding > > the working directories. > > > > - Cirilo > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Tomasz Wlostowski > > <tomasz.wlostow...@cern.ch <mailto:tomasz.wlostow...@cern.ch>> 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 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >
_______________________________________________ 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
