VRML export filter download and installation

First, obtain the pcb sources from pcb.geda-project.org.

TYou can choose from

Currently, the PCB source changes frequently. I cannot guarantee, that last snapshot published here will be compatible with git HEAD version.

Please note, that you need nanometer version to get VRML export working.

• Apply the patch to source tree. Download one of patches from:
  • pcb-20110918-RELEASE-3D.patch
  • pcb-snapshot-20120329-3D.patch

  Ungzip the patch and apply it to source tree (assuming that top of source tree is your working directory)

  gunzip <gzipped_patch_file>
  git am <patch_file>

• Build the PCB from sources usual way:

  ./autogen.sh
  ./configure [your favorite options]
  make && make install
  

VRML model library installation

Download the model library

• vrmllib-20120329.tar,gz

and unpack it at top of PCB data directory <path_to_pcb_binary>/../share/pcb, usually /usr/share/pcb or /usr/local/share/pcb.

Library examples

Scripts provided here contain simple shell scripts I use to create my own library. They are not built systematically and they cannot be considered to be some complete and/or systematic solution. They are created ad-hoc and they contain only parts I use, used or planned to use.

These scripts are provided just as example how to use model and footprint generator scripts and how to create component map files.

• vrmllibgen-20120329.tar,gz

Before you use the scripts, please adjust the path settings in the file libgen.sh.