For a simply PCB I did all 3D-models myself, except the banana connectors.
I exported STEP-Files for the devices I created, but copied the KiCad provided wrl-files into my 3D model directory.
With the KiCad viewer everything looks fine:
But the exported STEP of this board is missing the banana connectors:
What am I doing wrong?
Marko
Ok, I found this article:
I’ll try this and will report whether this fixed the problem.
Marko
I haven’t read the Article but, as far as I know, ‘in Kicad’ you can’t make a STEP from a WRL. There are Tools on the internet to do it and can use CAD to do it (some convert to only .STL but, investigate it…)
Thus, if your Banana Jack’s are WRL’s, no STEP’s… (I could be wrong but, I just tried it and No STEP resulted from a WRL. However, a STEP was produced from having a STEP.
Oh… And, if you use one of the Kicad Stock Banana Jacks, go to the 3D-Panel and Change the WRL to STEP, the Lib has STEP of them. Add it (and unCheck visibility) or, change it
I know, but the WRL files have the collors not right.
Marko
I placed 6 Banana Jacks onto PCB.
Each has the WRL assigned as the 3D.
I Exported the PCB as STEP and Kicad used their STEP model’s for the Export, not the WRL’s.
Colors are as defined in the STEP’s.
Into FreeCAD, I Imported the WRL’s, the STEP’s and the Exported STEP
You see them all with the colors:
The 3D-Viewer uses the WRL’s
The STEP use the color defined in STEP
I’m not saying the STEP Colors are correctly defined or, perhaps they are (with Green Outer Barrel’s) as the ‘whom-ever’ wanted them to be when created.
When you get comfortable knowing it’s a STEP file you want to use, you can Color it in most any CAD/Other program.
And/Or, can Color it using my App… Shown in Video below… (Needed FreeCAD/other to set the initial RGB Color of Black to 1,0,0). Otherwise, not necessary).
Link to the App
Black STEP (with (1,0,0) attached so you can use it with the App, if interested
BLACK.step (104.4 KB)
