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kicad StepUp: a Seamless ECAD MCAD Synchronization

Keep your design synchronized between ECAD and MCAD allowing to optimize the layout based on the mechanical constraints.

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Description

1) Pull KiCAD board inside FreeCAD; 2) Move the 3D model(s) and the mounting holes in MCAD; 3) Sync the kicad_pcb board file within the new design; 4) The syncing & collaboration can be done not only with KiCAD & FreeCAD, but also with KiCAD and any proprietary CADs using the STEP format as the reference Data. The MCAD designer is allowed to use his/her favorite MCAD sw. https://youtu.be/6R6UEUScjgA

Details

A small tutorial here:

And a recent improvement:

Tracks and SilkScreen on pcb board inside FreeCAD.

Discussions

Maurice wrote 04/24/2019 at 21:39

For those interested in mechanical collaboration, also this my other project could be of some value:

https://hackaday.io/project/27354-kicad-stepup-new-hack-the-sketcher

1) Push-Pull pcb Edge between FreeCAD and KiCAD

https://youtu.be/n44iBpu_YjY

2) Create complex footprints in FreeCAD to be pushed to KiCAD

https://youtu.be/5IcAyfhaf2g

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