i am currently looking into it... I have also got spice working on my build script, which requires a few extra brew deps and pulling it from git/building, When i have the oce plugin stuff done i will send you the resultant script
On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 1:22 PM, Adam Wolf <adamw...@feelslikeburning.com> wrote: > I have a bit of a long list of KiCad OS X stuff to do. I am not sure how > soon I can tackle this. If Simon or another person makes some headway on > this and we need it to be tested on the OS X nightlies system, I can do > that. > > I am really impressed with this work and I think people will like it--do not > take this as a criticism of the work! > > Adam Wolf > > On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 7:05 PM, Simon Wells <swel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Does your/the plugin handler just search for plugins in system dirs or >> does it also look in user-based plugin directories? >> >> On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 11:45 AM, Cirilo Bernardo >> <cirilo.berna...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hi Wayne, >> > >> > There are 2 parts to this: >> > >> > 1. Have a suitable OCE build on Windows and OSX that we can put the >> > 3D OCE plugin into the main branch. This plugin will always be a >> > conditional compile of course since there is no sense in forcing all >> > users to have OCE if they don't need it. The reason for putting the >> > 3D OCE plugin into the main branch is so that it doesn't remain just a >> > little-known third party add-on. From the installer point of view, we >> > can >> > provide general users with a second installer which would install OCE >> > and the plugin so anyone who needs it can simply add it on. >> > >> > 2. STEP export. I imagine a large number of professional users will >> > require STEP export, so we need it at some stage in the future. >> > I imagine it would only take me a few days to add code to pcbnew >> > to provide an Export function. The reason I haven't done this is that >> > we cannot do this in a modular fashion at the moment. If someone >> > wants STEP export then they will have to recompile KiCad with that >> > option. On our end we would have to provide 2 KiCad installers: one with >> > OCE and the STEP export and one without. If the export tool can be >> > kept separate, as in a dynamically loaded plugin, then users can add >> > STEP export when they need it via a much smaller installer. >> > >> > There is one compromise I can think of which would allow us to >> > add STEP export in the short term. I can add code to search for >> > the STEP conversion tool when pcbnew starts; if it is found then >> > a menu item is added and if the tool isn't found then no menu item >> > is created. This would make it possible to install OCE and the >> > export tool using a second installer without installing a specially >> > compiled version of KiCad. In this situation the export tool can also >> > be moved into the KiCad main branch and can be distributed in >> > the same installer as the 3D OCE plugin. That way anyone who >> > requires MCAD can simply download and run this installer. For >> > people who build from source, all these tools will be available >> > once they install OCE and compile kicad with a flag to build >> > the components which depend on OCE. >> > >> > - Cirilo >> > >> > On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 3:52 AM, Wayne Stambaugh <stambau...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Cirilo, >> >> >> >> I'm not sure what you are asking. Ideally, any conversion tool such as >> >> STEP would be part of Pcbnew where a simple export->step menu entry >> >> would be available. Users generally prefer this to running and >> >> external >> >> tool. What is the end goal of this? >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> Wayne >> >> >> >> On 8/14/2016 11:45 PM, Cirilo Bernardo wrote: >> >> > Hi Folks, >> >> > >> >> > Thanks mostly to nickoe we have been able to build the >> >> > OCE-based 3D plugin for visualization of STEP (and IGES) files on >> >> > Windows. I believe that regardless of the availability of some form >> >> > of OCE on Windows, it is best if we distribute a known good version >> >> > of OCE which has been built with gcc. >> >> > >> >> > Back in May I also received some tips on building the plugin for >> >> > OSX: https://github.com/cbernardo/kicad_oce_3D/issues/1 >> >> > >> >> > However I have been advised that, as in the case of Windows, it >> >> > is probably best if we provide our own OCE as part of the >> >> > installer. >> >> > >> >> > There is still some cleaning up to do with regards to getting a >> >> > Windows build but I believe Nick has sorted out all the biggest >> >> > problems. >> >> > >> >> > We still need a volunteer to do some work to get an OSX build >> >> > of OCE and the 3D plugin, and from there I can put the 3D plugin >> >> > *and* a kicad_pcb to STEP converter into KiCad. (Any >> >> > volunteers?) >> >> > >> >> > Currently the 3D plugin can be found here: >> >> > https://github.com/cbernardo/kicad_oce_3D >> >> > >> >> > The kicad_pcb to STEP converter is here: >> >> > https://github.com/cbernardo/kicad2mcad >> >> > >> >> > The PCB to STEP converter is currently a stand-alone tool >> >> > since integration as a plugin to KiCad requires the implementation >> >> > of a PCB API and I just haven't got time to work on that at the >> >> > moment. >> >> > >> >> > - Cirilo >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > 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 >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
