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kicad 3D MCAD models in DIR .3dshapes

NB ALL THE MODELS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN KICAD OFFICIAL REPO https://github.com/KiCad/packages3D

Author: Maurice https://launchpad.net/~easyw Authors: will be detailed in correspondent DIR

Licence of 3D models GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html), version 3 or later or Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), version 3.0 or later

Notes: The 3D models are:

• parametric models coming from technical datasheet
• FreeCAD 1:1 model (optional)
• STEP 1:1 model
• STEP 1:1 model with with text on it (optional)
• VRML 1/2.54 model (to fit perfectly kicad 3d-viewer with scale 1,1,1)
• footprint file with right orientation, scale and 3D model associated to the official kicad distribution
• STEP model fused in single object

most of 3D models will come from the 3D parametric lib that me and hyOzd have done, and many other from contributors... Contributors name will be added to 3D model file description

Thanks to @Joan_Sparky for helping me in building up the libs! :) Anyone interested in contribute will be very welcome!

P.S.: Only original artwork will be accepted and NO model coming from on-line libs will be included A list of models will refer also to model's Author credits If fonts will be present on the model, they has to be licensed free as the word Only models with free or GPL licence can be added to the lib

HowTo: just copy the .3Dshapes DIRECTORY in your 3D prefix folder (e.g. in windows C:\kicad\packages3d_MCAD or in Linux/OSX ~/packages3d_MCAD ) resulting in: windows C:\kicad\packages3d_MCAD\Capacitors_Tantalum_SMD.3dshapes linux/osx ~/packages3d_MCAD/Capacitors_Tantalum_SMD.3dshapes with all *.wrl and *.step files inside

set your KISYS3DMOD var to e.g. C:\kicad\packages3d_MCAD It is also possible to just override kicad standard 3D modules, but consider that an update or a new installation of kicad will overrite all MCAD models

to set KISYS3DMOD variable in windows open a command prompt in Administrator mode and digit SETX KISYS3DMOD C:\kicad\packages3d_MCAD

in ubuntu open a shell bash and digit export KISYS3DMOD ~\packages3d_MCAD

to export your Kicad board with components to 3D MCAD environment just use kicad StepUp exporter and kicad StepUp tools at http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/

Risk disclaimer

USE 3D CAD DATA AT YOUR OWN RISK + DO NOT RELY UPON ANY INFORMATION FOUND HERE WITHOUT INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION.

3D kicad libraries List

Resistors_SMD.3dshapes Capacitors_SMD.3dshapes Capacitors_Tantalum_SMD.3dshapes Housing_SOIC.3dshapes Housings_QFP.3dshapes