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Subject: [geda-user] PCB and 3D Views
From: Shashank Chintalagiri <shashank DOT chintalagiri AT gmail DOT com>
To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com
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Hello,

I've noticed the 3 view on PCB for some time now. I'm curious to know
if/what it's used for. On PCB version 20140316, I don't see any
Z-depth at all, ie :
 - No Z-depth at all between layers
 - No PCB thickness
It basically looks like a printout of what is normally visible is
rotated around. Is there some way to change the thickness/z-spacing
values?

I've also been looking around to see if there are any ways to add 3d
'footprints' in some way. I came a across a few starts, as it were,
but most of them seem more than a couple of years old with no
definitive state of the project.

Could anyone tell me what the state of being able to add 3d components
in garden variety PCB is? Is there a relatively promising approach
that's being looked at? I'm happy to (over time) draw the necessary 3D
models for at-least the footprints which I use.

Thanks
Chintalagiri Shashank