The STEP format seems to be an standard file for the component manufacturers that provide 3D models. That's a fact, and that's why I've been thinking lately that STEP support could be very interesting to include into kicad, but we lack of man/hours ;-)
On the other hand, most component manufacturers that give 3D models for their parts put a very restricting license on it. So in any case of step importing, the kicad library may be clean of licensed .step files from manufacturers. Cheers :-) 2012/3/2 Bob Cousins <[email protected]> > On 2 March 2012 15:45, Dick Hollenbeck <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am not aware of any such work in progress. > > Are you working in a language or environment which would make > integration into KiCad > > difficult or impossible, and if so, why? > > I am working in C# on Windows, simply because that is the quickest > environment for me to work in, and I envisaged it being a standalone > tool. Rapid prototype, perhaps. > > I am not even sure what type of features should be added to KiCad. My > gut feeling is keep it simple! KiCad is very good at what it does, and > perhaps should be kept focused on that. As long as there is a way to > import and export data via at least one format, then the CAD type > stuff can be done in the general CAD domain, for which there are > several tools available. > > So I would take a close look at what features might be useful for > KiCad, and whether these are best done in KiCad or by interworking > with other tools via an API. STEP for example is a pretty huge > standard, I don't think we would want to implement support for all of > it, but bits of it might be useful. > > One thing that I think would be useful is if KiCad was a bit more > tolerant when reading VRML. My C++ is not great, but I could probably > help with that. > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Miguel Angel Ajo Pelayo http://www.nbee.es +34 636 52 25 69 skype: ajoajoajo
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