3D via EagleUP / Google Sketchup - Page 1
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author: IanJ
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 17, 2011, 10:25:25 pm
content: Hi all,I've been playing with Eagle PCB V6 since it's recent release and have to say the fix they've made to copy n paste has me interested once again.However, I'm also playing with EagleUP / Google Sketchup and the 3D Visualization integration. Last I played with 3D was with Eagle3D/Povray.................but hmmmm, this new method is not working as i'd hoped.Here's my board.......but as you'll see I only get the board and NO components........hmmmm?.......so just interested if anyone else has tried this.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 18, 2011, 12:04:17 am
content: Have you ticked the 'no components' box?You most likely have an issue with the directories.EagleUP will look in the /models directory for .skp model files named after the footprints used in your PCB.

author: IanJ
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 18, 2011, 10:35:09 am
content: Hi,Settings are all fine......but what I did find is that I had virtually no .skp files, so I downloaded a whole load and installed them. Now when I render the board I get at least something.So I guess I'm needing a lot more .skp files.Ian.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 18, 2011, 10:49:28 am
content: That, and you might need to rename some to match the name of the particular footprint. Simarly to eagle and povray.

author: IanJ
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 18, 2011, 10:59:57 am
content: Gotcha......PS. I also tried Povray, been a couple years since I played with it.......and I remember having to create components there.

author: Graham1904
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: January 22, 2012, 10:23:27 am
content: I have been using Eagle 3D + Povray ever since it first came out and find it works really well, provided that you setup the 3Duser.dat file to get Povray to relate the Eagle part to the Povray images. I wish I could master the creation of the parts for those that are not in the 3D image library. There is very little in the way of tutorials for this.

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 22, 2012, 11:20:00 am
content: Noticed the other day that Altiums 3D view can actually go inside the PCB.Looks quite cool flying around inside, especially on multilayer boards.

author: shebu18
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 22, 2012, 07:34:15 pm
content: Some thing, like the 3d, in Altium are great, but for a homeuser it is much to complicated.Povray is nice for Eagle.

author: mobbarley
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 22, 2012, 11:29:23 pm
content: Altium is really simple to use, 2d or 3d.

author: MarkS
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 02:21:21 am
content: Quote from: mobbarley on January 22, 2012, 11:29:23 pmAlong with a rather complicated $5000 USD price tag...

author: mobbarley
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 08:34:03 am
content: Quote from: MarkS on January 30, 2012, 02:21:21 amgood to know thanks.

author: MarkS
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 05:44:31 pm
content: Quote from: mobbarley on January 30, 2012, 08:34:03 amIt is hard to tell when something is sarcasm on a web forum, but to be clear, I was offering information that went along with your post. For a hobbyist, it wouldn't matter if the software designed the board for you, if you need to mortgage your house to buy it. This is really a professional level piece of software.