Looks nice,easyw-fc wrote:a completely New Gui has landed!
hope I can test it soon.
You maybe update the videos on https://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/ showing the new functionality.
BR,
HoWil
Looks nice,easyw-fc wrote:a completely New Gui has landed!
thxHoWil wrote: Looks nice,
hope I can test it soon.
I'm working on improving the 3D mechanical libraries for KiCAD ATMHoWil wrote: You maybe update the videos on https://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/ showing the new functionality.
BR,
HoWil
Hi, @aiprtaiprt wrote: I'm a beginner in Kicad and a real newcomer to FreeCAD and StepUp. I hope I'll get accustomed to those powerful tools, but the learning curve is really steep.
Here is my problem :
I created some component footprints with Kicad
I downloaded some 3D step models of thoses components.
I would like to associate those footprints with the corresponding 3D models.
Hopefully StepUp should allow this, but for the life of me I'm unable to understand the instructions I found on this forum, or the videos on the Web.
I got the impression that they have been written for specialists.
Would it be possible to have some really basic step-by-step "StepUp for dummies" instruction to get started :
What do I do once StepUp is downloaded.
Where exactly do I extract the files.
What exactly do I do with the Macro ?
Etc.
Any help appreciated,
Thanks in advance, best regards
Gilles
and all FC developers, particularly to whom worked at App::Part and Part Design Next structurevejmarie wrote:@vejmarie STEP refactoring!
STEP interchange enhancements
Really awesome Maurice!!
StepUp is aimed to have a MCAD clone of the board and parts for mechanical collaboration and enclosure design.
Thx
Sure!! CNC is mostly for DIY. I have to buy time to go back to doing PCBs. It was a nice feeling...easyw-fc wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2017 8:42 pm StepUp is aimed to have a MCAD clone of the board and parts for mechanical collaboration and enclosure design.
Moreover, I use very little two layers boards and also CNC is not suitable for high density boards...
CNC can be covered by this:
https://github.com/realthunder/fcad_pcb
with this approach also FEM could be covered to have tracks, zones and pads that are not needed for mechanical collaboration.
You are welcome. It is the great thing about opensource. Eventually I should have free time again for more coding...easyw-fc wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2017 8:42 pm And thanks you very much for your Sketcher improvements (Ellipses and BSplines)...
I also added some commands to StepUp toolbar to simplify the process to convert a SVG, DXF or even a STEP to Sketcher and then to a Kicad board
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=25082