aktos-io / aecad

Open Source Circuit Board Design Software that runs on the browser and desktop
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3D PCB model generation #88

Open ceremcem opened 2 years ago

ceremcem commented 2 years ago

https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=62753

A "Kicad Step-up" like facility is necessary for testing mechanical DRC in a 3D application (FreeCAD in this case).

A general purpose tool for this purpose would be a FreeCAD macro that reads a "Pick and Place" file to generate the 3D PCB model. If a Pick and Place file can be re-generated by FreeCAD after moving the PCB components, then any component movements would be reflected back to the aeCAD project.