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Feature request: Import enclosure for 3d view / board design #763

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frmdstryr opened this issue Jan 8, 2024 · 3 comments
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Feature request: Import enclosure for 3d view / board design #763

frmdstryr opened this issue Jan 8, 2024 · 3 comments

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@frmdstryr
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frmdstryr commented Jan 8, 2024

I know it's already possible to export a board as a step file for using in other viewers, but... would it be hard to import an enclosure step model into horizon so I can design the board around that?

  • Show enclosure outline in board editor - Maybe separate "import enclosure dxf" would be needed for this
  • In 3d view have an option to show/hide enclosure and maybe set transparency.
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tkornack commented Jan 8, 2024

While you wait, you can just make a it component that's placed on the board at (0,0) and that's excluded from the BOM

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Now that I'm developing https://dune3d.org/ I think it makes more sense to add IDF support to both of them. This has the added bonus that it's a vendor-neutral format so theoretically works with any PCB/3D CAD.

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just make a it component that's placed on the board at (0,0)

Good idea! That should work for the time being.

Having proper support would still be nice.

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