Hi people,

before proceeding with PCB and components ordering I decided to give a try at 3D modeling of a PCB. I used eagleUp to export from EAGLE to Sketchup, I donwloaded/created some missing models and I could finally see what the board will look like when finished.

The 3D preview is really helpful too to see if there's any misalignment of the actual part or if some part intersects with others.

This project looks really promising. And the blue PCB will be sooo coooooool

Next step will be ordering PCBs from Elecrow and parts from @Mouser Electronics. I'll receive 10 PCBs but I'll populate 5 only, 3 of which are going to @Benchoff , @Mike Szczys, @Adam Fabio and all the Hackaday people to judge. I'll keep one for me, and I'll probably send one away to be reviewed by Dave Jones maybe? That'd be really cool, too.

PS: @Mouser Electronics and @Atmel Corporation, any sample of the parts listed in the Components section will be much appreciated.

PPS: every update is already on github ;)