2015-03-30 0:06 GMT+02:00 Mário Luzeiro <mrluze...@ua.pt>: > >> > 1 - Full integrated (with pcbnew and all kicad) 3D designer. > >> I don't believe making KiCad a 3D design tool is a good fit for the >> project. There are plenty of 3D design tools out there already. I'm >> fine with KiCad supporting other 3D model files such as STEP, IGES, etc. > > I explained it in a very wrong way. Sorry. > I full agree with you. > >> One thing that must happen before I will allow too much more 3D >> development to continue is there needs to be a coherent 3D model library >> management tool similar in design to the footprint library management >> design. The current 3D library management is poorly designed and adding >> more features on top of it will only continue to exposed it's weaknesses. > > Exactly, thats what I mean for "3D design" of the board... not the 3D models > it self. > > Also, If you watch that videos from Mentor Graphics, you will see that you > can use the 3D to place the components in the board, and thats what I mean > for a "full integration", > There are other softwares that have some management and proper way to add the > components and place it in the footprint... and then.. place it in the > board... and you can see in real time that changes and adjustments. (for > example, you can see in real time 3D DRC.) > > That will need some work for the part of pcbnew.. but.. if you want to have a > real time look of the placement of the 3D components in the board, that is > not possible right now.. it will take ages to move a component. > > So one side of the thing is the management as you describe and make the pcb > board more aware of 3D information.. and the other that is missing .. is the > full communication with 3D viewer of that information (similar when you > select a component in pcbnew, it will show it in schematic) > > >>> 2 - Visualization tool. > >>This is what I see as being the end game for 3D modeling in KiCad. We >>should be able to view and export high quality 3D board assembly models >>to support mechanical designs using a competent 3D modeling tool for >>designing enclosures and such. > > I think there are two mixed concepts here, in KiCad: 3d-viewer and 3D > exporter. > 3D exporter features (Cirilo is working on its improvements!) I think it is > good to make it slip from 3d-viewer, so, it should be as is, two slip > subjects. > We shall use 3d-viewer as a good approximation to visualization of the > board, but if you really want to check and do mechanic validation you should > use an external CAD tool (as you explained). > > The 3d-viewer may not deal with / use proper CAD data information.. it will > deal more with triangles (in final stage to be rendered to the GPU). > Maybe we can then have something in 3d-viewer that will export in a "3d > format file" for usage in softwares such as POV-ray, 3D Studio Max, Maya (but > not for CAD tools.. that should be in keep in a 3D exporter in Pcbnew as it > is now.. IMO).
This is what the VRML exporter fulfills now. _______________________________________________ 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
