| ID: | 3557 |
| From: | ge...@igor2.repo.hu |
| Date: | Fri, 29 Nov 2019 05:01:16 +0100 (CET) |
| Subject: | [pcb-rnd] new: minimal STL export |
| replies: | 3560 from Majenko Technologies <ma...@majenko.co.uk> |
Hi all, I've just finished the initial development of a very small plugin that can export the board outline in the STL format (ASCII version) which is a widely adopted format in the 3D world. If you are interested in using the STL format, please contact me, we need a lot of testing! Intentional limitatons that affect all our 3D exports (including STL): - we assume there's only one board outline; if you have panelized boards, we'll export only the top left outline - we require perfect connection on outline objects (so endpoint of outline lines/arcs must be precisely on the same coord) - the layer model allows multiple boundary layers, but we use only the first for picking up the board outline Temporary bugs that I will fix soon: - board thickness is hardwired 1.6mm - arc approximation is extremely low resolution Temporary limitations of the STL export that may be resolved if there's user demand: - there are no cutouts: no holes, no slots, no internal boundary cutouts - component models are not exported; note: "standard" STL has no color, so this format can not really be used for fancy 3d renders, rather for mechanical design Best regards, Igor2
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