3D new library for Mechanical CAD exporting and enclosure design

maui · January 12, 2016, 4:06pm

@xavierw
if you like to code a bit, have a look at

this are some script to generate STEP and VRML models starting from a parametric table as in component’s data sheet
If you would like to play with the code, cadquery is a nice framework to let you generate parts with parametric scripts in python
here is a very simple example for a smd chip cap

github.com

easyw/kicad-3d-models-in-freecad/blob/master/cadquery/cq-ex2.FCMacro

# -*- coding: utf8 -*-
# This is a FreeCAD & cadquery script for generating
# Chip capacitors models in STEP & VRML format.
#
# Dimensions are from DS document.
# Maurice easyw@launchpad


import FreeCAD, Draft, FreeCADGui
import Idf
import ImportGui

from CQGui.Command import *

#Gui.SendMsgToActiveView("Run")
Gui.activateWorkbench("CadQueryWorkbench")
import FreeCADGui as Gui

import cadquery
from Helpers import show

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may be you can have a look and create some script to generate TH resistors, than the other users could have a benefit …
I found that, after playing a bit with cadquery, for me it is easier to create parts in python than manually
PS use cadquery-freecad-module 2.0