Axial Resistor STEP Files
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Topic: Axial Resistor STEP Files
Posted By: gridlock
Subject: Axial Resistor STEP Files
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2014 at 3:05am
It would be nice if there was an option to change appearance of the axial resistor STEP files to a more "rounded" look:  |
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Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2014 at 6:37am
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We can look into that. Could be available in the V2014 release. ------------- Stay connected - follow us! https://twitter.com/PCBLibraries" rel="nofollow - X - http://www.linkedin.com/company/pcb-libraries-inc-/" rel="nofollow - LinkedIn |
Posted By: chrisa_pcb
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2014 at 11:05am
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Hi, When implementing the STEP file output, there were a couple of main considerations I used: 1) The 3D Model would need to go through a range of stretching based on dimensions(which is no small feat). If you overly round corners and edges, it makes the math very intense. 2) The more complex your shape, the more 'heavy' your STEP file is. I tried to keep it to a minimum on facets so as not to bog down a system. As such, that's why it has the look that it does. |