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Maurice — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 08:47:24 -0000

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 YouTube Kicad StepUp demo video  
 [https://youtu.be/h6wMU3lE_sA](https://youtu.be/h6wMU3lE_sA)

+## StepUp Cheat Sheet
+Please refer to StepUp Cheat Sheet which is the UP TO DATE help document
+https://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/files/kicadStepUp-cheat-sheet.pdf/download
+
+## all the following are here only as OLD reference
 ## OverView
 to run the demo:

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Maurice — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 13:01:26 -0000

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+++ v9
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 kicadStepUp at sourceforge  
 [http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/](http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/)  
-kicadStepUp at lauchpad  
-[http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~easyw/kicad-stepup/trunk/files/](http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~easyw/kicad-stepup/trunk/files/)  
 YouTube Kicad StepUp demo video  
-[http://youtu.be/Ukd47VXYzQU](http://youtu.be/Ukd47VXYzQU)  
+[https://youtu.be/h6wMU3lE_sA](https://youtu.be/h6wMU3lE_sA)  

 ## OverView
 to run the demo:  

 in Linux:  
 change dir to the folder in which you have extracted the demo  
-`./launch-kicad_StepUp-demo.sh`
+`./launch-kicad_StepUp-Tools.sh`

 in windows:  
 change dir to the folder in which you have extracted the demo  
-`launch-kicad_StepUp-demo.bat`  
+`launch-kicad_StepUp-Tools.bat`  

 the demo comes with a kicad project, along with all needed STEP and wrl modules, just to be used just out of the box  
 (**NB** use the script from inside the dir)  
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@
  `./launch-kicad-demo-project.bat`  

 **requirements:**
-kicad 2015 stable or latest dev release, freecad 0.15
+kicad 2015 stable or latest dev release, freecad 0.15 or later
 **********************************************************************

 Introduction

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Maurice — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 19:41:21 -0000

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 You may distribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation to ensure cooperation with the community in the case of network server software; 
 for detail see the LICENCE text file
 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html
+**Moreover you have to include the original author copyright kicad StepUP made by Maurice easyw@katamail.com**

 All trademarks within this guide belong to their legitimate owners.

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Maurice — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 19:20:59 -0000

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 **WYSIWYG from EDA to MCAD**

-*kicad StepUp in Kicad 3d-viewer*
-
-*kicad StepUp in MCAD Catia*
-
+*kicad StepUp in Kicad 3d-viewer vs kicad StepUp in MCAD Catia*
+

 Basic How To '(using kicad StepUp the easiest way)'
 ---------------------------------------------------
@@ -151,10 +149,11 @@
 *Copyright*
 -----------

-This document and kicad StepUp scripts are Copyright © 2015 by Maurice. You may distribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either
-the GNU General Public License  [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html),
-version 3 or later, or the Creative Commons Attribution License
-[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), version 3.0 or later.
+This document and kicad StepUp scripts are Copyright © 2015 by Maurice. 
+Kicad STEPUP (TM) is a TradeMark and cannot be freely useable 
+You may distribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation to ensure cooperation with the community in the case of network server software; 
+for detail see the LICENCE text file
+http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html

 All trademarks within this guide belong to their legitimate owners.

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Maurice — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 13:02:22 -0000

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+++ v6
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+kicad StepUp starter guide
 ==========================
 :Author Initials: MEW

@@ -9,11 +10,11 @@
 for MCAD interchange and create the 3D wrl libraries.  

 kicadStepUp at sourceforge  
-[http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/]()  
+[http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/](http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/)  
 kicadStepUp at lauchpad  
-[http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~easyw/kicad-stepup/trunk/files/]()  
+[http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~easyw/kicad-stepup/trunk/files/](http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~easyw/kicad-stepup/trunk/files/)  
 YouTube Kicad StepUp demo video  
-[http://youtu.be/Ukd47VXYzQU]()  
+[http://youtu.be/Ukd47VXYzQU](http://youtu.be/Ukd47VXYzQU)  

 ## OverView
 to run the demo:  
@@ -33,8 +34,6 @@
  `launch-kicad-demo-project.bat`  
 *in linux:*  
  `./launch-kicad-demo-project.bat`  
-[http://google.com](http://www.google.com)Kicad StepUp starter Guide
-

 **requirements:**
 kicad 2015 stable or latest dev release, freecad 0.15
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@
 9. in case of misalignment just verify your model  

 #TIP:  
-*import* the [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/easyw/kicad-3d-models-in-freecad/master/reference-block.step](reference block) in your FC doc
+*import* the [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/easyw/kicad-3d-models-in-freecad/master/reference-block.step](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/easyw/kicad-3d-models-in-freecad/master/reference-block.step) in your FC doc
 beside the model you are designing to check the correct orientation  
 (**NB Import Ctrl+I**, 'not Open Ctrl+O')

@@ -119,29 +118,31 @@

 STEP AP214 and VRML FreeCAD scripted repository ready to kicad StepUp
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-[https://github.com/easyw/kicad-3d-models-in-freecad](repository of 3D STEP models)  
+Repo of 3D STEP models  
+[https://github.com/easyw/kicad-3d-models-in-freecad](https://github.com/easyw/kicad-3d-models-in-freecad])  
 there is a repository of many electronic components *STEP AP214* models, with a nice script to build parametric models for
-'SOIC, SSOP, TSSOP, SOT, QFP' ICs, DIP ICs, Chip Resistors, Chip Capacitors, Pin Headers just compiling a parametric text file with dimensions from component data sheet 
-[https://github.com/easyw/kicad-3d-models-in-freecad/tree/master/cadquery/FCAD_script_generator](3D-script-generator and 3D models)  
+'SOIC, SSOP, TSSOP, SOT, QFP' ICs, DIP ICs, Chip Resistors, Chip Capacitors, Pin Headers just compiling a parametric text file with dimensions from component data sheet  
+3D-script-generator and 3D models  
+[https://github.com/easyw/kicad-3d-models-in-freecad/tree/master/cadquery/FCAD_script_generator](https://github.com/easyw/kicad-3d-models-in-freecad/tree/master/cadquery/FCAD_script_generator)  
 'more is coming ...'

 credits
 -------

-**'kicad StepUp'** script author is Maurice [https://launchpad.net/~easyw/](easyw@launchpad)  
+**'kicad StepUp'** script author is Maurice [easyw@launchpad](https://launchpad.net/~easyw/)  

-[http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/KICAD/KiCad+EDA+Software+Suite](kicad EDA)
+[kicad EDA](http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/KICAD/KiCad+EDA+Software+Suite)
 - IDF export for kicad (Cirilo Bernardo)

-[http://freecadweb.org/](FreeCAD)  
+[FreeCAD](http://freecadweb.org/)  

 IDF import for FreeCAD  
 - Milos Koutny (milos.koutny@gmail.com)

-[https://github.com/jmwright/cadquery-freecad-module/archive/master.zip/](CadQuery module)  
+[CadQuery module](https://github.com/jmwright/cadquery-freecad-module/archive/master.zip/)  
 - CadQuery FreeCAD module  

-[https://bitbucket.org/hyOzd/freecad-macros](hyOzd freecad macros)  
+[hyOzd freecad macros](https://bitbucket.org/hyOzd/freecad-macros)  
 - hyOzd parametric script

 FreeCAD-PCB  
@@ -151,9 +152,9 @@
 -----------

 This document and kicad StepUp scripts are Copyright © 2015 by Maurice. You may distribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either
-the GNU General Public License  [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html](),
+the GNU General Public License  [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html),
 version 3 or later, or the Creative Commons Attribution License
-[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/](), version 3.0 or later.
+[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), version 3.0 or later.

 All trademarks within this guide belong to their legitimate owners.

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Maurice — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:56:27 -0000

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-Kicad StepUp starter Guide
 ==========================
 :Author Initials: MEW

@@ -34,6 +33,8 @@
  `launch-kicad-demo-project.bat`  
 *in linux:*  
  `./launch-kicad-demo-project.bat`  
+[http://google.com](http://www.google.com)Kicad StepUp starter Guide
+

 **requirements:**
 kicad 2015 stable or latest dev release, freecad 0.15

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Maurice — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:52:20 -0000

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 (**NB Import Ctrl+I**, 'not Open Ctrl+O')

 *reference block imported*
-![](https://a.fsdn.com/con/app/proj/mcad-3d-step-models/screenshots/reference-block-imported.jpg)
+

 **Note:** here [http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?t=8451#p69489]() *FreeCAD forum fusion howto* some tips to fuse correctly objects in FreeCAD

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Maurice — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:51:07 -0000

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 *kicad StepUp in Kicad 3d-viewer*
-![](http://www.kicad-pcb.org/download/attachments/589828/hackrf-one-stepup-kicad-3d-viewer.png "hackrf-one-stepup-kicad-3d-viewer")
-
+
 *kicad StepUp in MCAD Catia*
-![](http://www.kicad-pcb.org/download/attachments/589828/hackrf-one-stepup-catia-assembly.png "hackrf-one-stepup-catia-assembly")
+

 Basic How To '(using kicad StepUp the easiest way)'
 ---------------------------------------------------

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Maurice — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 15:16:35 -0000

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-Welcome to your wiki!
+Kicad StepUp starter Guide
+==========================
+:Author Initials: MEW

-This is the default page, edit it as you see fit. To add a new page simply reference it within brackets, e.g.: [SamplePage].
+:website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/
+:docname: readme-kicadStepUp.adoc

-The wiki uses [Markdown](/p/kicadstepup/wiki/markdown_syntax/) syntax.
+**kicad StepUp:** a new approach to export kicad board and modules in STEP AP214 (with colors).  
+With kicad StepUp it is possible to export the 3D board and modules in STEP
+for MCAD interchange and create the 3D wrl libraries.  
+
+kicadStepUp at sourceforge  
+[http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicadstepup/]()  
+kicadStepUp at lauchpad  
+[http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~easyw/kicad-stepup/trunk/files/]()  
+YouTube Kicad StepUp demo video  
+[http://youtu.be/Ukd47VXYzQU]()  
+
+## OverView
+to run the demo:  
+
+in Linux:  
+change dir to the folder in which you have extracted the demo  
+`./launch-kicad_StepUp-demo.sh`
+
+in windows:  
+change dir to the folder in which you have extracted the demo  
+`launch-kicad_StepUp-demo.bat`  
+
+the demo comes with a kicad project, along with all needed STEP and wrl modules, just to be used just out of the box  
+(**NB** use the script from inside the dir)  
+to see the kicad board, change dir to the folder in which you have extracted the demo  
+*in windows:*  
+ `launch-kicad-demo-project.bat`  
+*in linux:*  
+ `./launch-kicad-demo-project.bat`  
+
+**requirements:**
+kicad 2015 stable or latest dev release, freecad 0.15
+**********************************************************************
+
+Introduction
+------------
+Kicad StepUp allows the user to modeling the 3D modules starting from FreeCAD
+(instead of using Wings3D), creating models in STEP AP214 and rendering the
+pcb board and components in native STEP AP214.
+
+Designing in kicad native 3d-viewer will produce a fully aligned STEP version
+with the same view of kicad 3d render.  
+Now you will have the two words with the same appearance; one can design in kicad EDA and transfer the artwork to MCAD (FreeCAD) smoothly
+
+**WYSIWYG from EDA to MCAD**
+
+
+*kicad StepUp in Kicad 3d-viewer*
+![](http://www.kicad-pcb.org/download/attachments/589828/hackrf-one-stepup-kicad-3d-viewer.png "hackrf-one-stepup-kicad-3d-viewer")
+
+*kicad StepUp in MCAD Catia*
+![](http://www.kicad-pcb.org/download/attachments/589828/hackrf-one-stepup-catia-assembly.png "hackrf-one-stepup-catia-assembly")
+
+Basic How To '(using kicad StepUp the easiest way)'
+---------------------------------------------------
+
+*(not changing the way you use kicad)*
+
+*1.* just copy the STEP 3d models in the same folder in which there are your wrl 3d models and
+   use the same name of the wrl model name (e.g. r_0603.wrl => r_0603.step)  
+*2.* go to your board folder and copy the script kicad_StepUp.FCMacro and the config file ksu-config.cfg
+   inside that folder, edit the config file ksu-config.cfg with e.g. notepad changing your model prefix to your **KISYS3DMOD** path   
+*3.* export from kicad pcbnew the IDF model of the board  
+*4.* run the script from command line or from a bash/batch file  
+    `/freecad <kicad_pcb_name.emn> ksu-config.cfg kicad_StepUp.FCMacro`  
+    `'(e.g. freecad mypcb.emn ksu-config.cfg kicad_StepUp.FCMacro)'`  
+*just watch the script assembly your 3D board with 3D models :)*
+
+How To '(using kicad StepUp the best way)'
+------------------------------------------
+
+*(getting the best from STEP models)*
+
+*1.* just copy the STEP 3d models in the same folder in which there are your wrl 3d models  
+*2.* export the STEP models, scaled 1/2.54 to wrl with the same name of the STEP model
+(e.g. r_0603.wrl => r_0603.step); in this way your 3D board in kicad pcbnew 3d-viewer and in FreeCAD workbench will look perfectly aligned  
+*3.* go to your board folder and copy the script kicad_StepUp.FCMacro and the config file ksu-config.cfg
+   inside that folder, edit the config file ksu-config.cfg with e.g. notepad changing your model prefix to your KISYS3DMOD path  
+*4.* export from kicad pcbnew the IDF model of the board  
+*5.* run the script from command line or from a bash/batch file  
+    /freecad <kicad_pcb_name.emn> ksu-config.cfg kicad_StepUp.FCMacro +
+    '(e.g. freecad mypcb.emn ksu-config.cfg kicad_StepUp.FCMacro)' +
+*just watch the script assembly your 3D board with 3D models :)*
+
+Create your own Library
+----------------------
+
+The way to build a STEP models library to be easily used by the script is:
+
+1. start modeling your 3d object in scale 1:1 in mm
+(which is the way in which mechanical stuff are used to be)  
+2. convert your model to STEP in scale 1:1  
+3. assure that your STEP module *is fused to just one solid object*  
+4. convert the model to wrl in scale 1/2.54 (0.3937001)  
+(which is the scale used by kicad 3d-viewer or maintain 1:1 scale in exporting and apply
+the scale 1/2.54 to the wrl model in 3d-viewer)  
+5. use the same name to wrl and STEP model  
+6. put the STEP model and VRML model in the same place  
+7. check if your vrml model is aligned to the kicad pcb footprint in pcbnew 3d-viewer  
+8. launch the script and check if the FreeCAD model and the kicad 3D viewer are aligned  
+9. in case of misalignment just verify your model  
+
+#TIP:  
+*import* the [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/easyw/kicad-3d-models-in-freecad/master/reference-block.step](reference block) in your FC doc
+beside the model you are designing to check the correct orientation  
+(**NB Import Ctrl+I**, 'not Open Ctrl+O')
+
+*reference block imported*
+![](https://a.fsdn.com/con/app/proj/mcad-3d-step-models/screenshots/reference-block-imported.jpg)
+
+**Note:** here [http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?t=8451#p69489]() *FreeCAD forum fusion howto* some tips to fuse correctly objects in FreeCAD
+
+STEP AP214 and VRML FreeCAD scripted repository ready to kicad StepUp
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+[https://github.com/easyw/kicad-3d-models-in-freecad](repository of 3D STEP models)  
+there is a repository of many electronic components *STEP AP214* models, with a nice script to build parametric models for
+'SOIC, SSOP, TSSOP, SOT, QFP' ICs, DIP ICs, Chip Resistors, Chip Capacitors, Pin Headers just compiling a parametric text file with dimensions from component data sheet 
+[https://github.com/easyw/kicad-3d-models-in-freecad/tree/master/cadquery/FCAD_script_generator](3D-script-generator and 3D models)  
+'more is coming ...'
+
+credits
+-------
+
+**'kicad StepUp'** script author is Maurice [https://launchpad.net/~easyw/](easyw@launchpad)  
+
+[http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/KICAD/KiCad+EDA+Software+Suite](kicad EDA)
+- IDF export for kicad (Cirilo Bernardo)
+
+[http://freecadweb.org/](FreeCAD)  
+
+IDF import for FreeCAD  
+- Milos Koutny (milos.koutny@gmail.com)
+
+[https://github.com/jmwright/cadquery-freecad-module/archive/master.zip/](CadQuery module)  
+- CadQuery FreeCAD module  
+
+[https://bitbucket.org/hyOzd/freecad-macros](hyOzd freecad macros)  
+- hyOzd parametric script
+
+FreeCAD-PCB  
+- marmni <marmni@onet.eu>
+
+*Copyright*
+-----------
+
+This document and kicad StepUp scripts are Copyright © 2015 by Maurice. You may distribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either
+the GNU General Public License  [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html](),
+version 3 or later, or the Creative Commons Attribution License
+[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/](), version 3.0 or later.
+
+All trademarks within this guide belong to their legitimate owners.
+
+Risk disclaimer
+---------------
+**USE 3D CAD DATA AT YOUR OWN RISK +
+DO NOT RELY UPON ANY INFORMATION FOUND HERE WITHOUT INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION.**
+

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Maurice — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 12:58:59 -0000

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