Hi everyone, I am interested in using CAD data from STEP/IGES files, in the 3D viewer.
I am developing a standalone tool to help with this. So far I can read STL, AMF and VRML with varying degrees of support, and generate a VRML file which is compatible with KiCad. I am looking at using OpenCASCADE to provide the ability to read STEP files. As a trial I have used the OCC based FreeCAD to load a STEP file and export to VRML. It then needs a bit of cleaning to import to KiCad. I note that the OHR have something related to STEP and CAD models on the list of desired features for KiCad, but I haven't been able to find whether they have defined any work packages yet. If KiCad is extended with new features, then it may mean I am wasting my time a bit, but I guess it may not be for a while and an external would be useful in the interim. So I would be interested to know if there is anything in the roadmap, and whether anyone is working on this type of stuff, or maybe no one is. Cheers _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
