Macro to generate 3D Circuit Board from a Pick-and-Place file?

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Macro to generate 3D Circuit Board from a Pick-and-Place file?

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I know (heard) about Kicad Step-up by easyw and I need something similar for my own PCB design application.

A general purpose tool for this purpose would be a macro (or workbench) that reads a "Pick and Place" file to generate the 3D PCB model. If a Pick and Place file can be generated by FreeCAD, then any component movements would be reflected to the PCB design application.

Questions:

1. Is there anything out there already?
2. Would you suggest any better approach for this purpose?
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