[Discuss] 3d models of sparkfun parts

[David A. Mellis]

BTW, I mentioned this in the comments on the SparkFun homepage post but it
would be great to collect and provide any original CAD files along with
exported STLs, etc. Even if they end up being in a bunch of different
formats, it's much better to have them than not.


On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Nathan Seidle <nathan at sparkfun.com> wrote:

> This is really helpful! I agree, EagleUp is great if you have a good
> stockpile of component models. Thanks Chris! We'll find a way to link
> to/use the models you've created.
>
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> On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:04 PM, Chris Church <
> thisdroneeatspeople at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Apr 17, 2013, at 11:28 AM, malcolm stanley wrote:
>>
>> this is helpful
>> https://www.sparkfun.com/news/1115
>>
>>
>> We've been doing the same with our designs now, starting to include
>> SketchUp! models for our newer boards.  We use EagleUp! to do that (like a
>> lot of the Sparkfun users).  The only difficult part is designing the
>> components that you don't have, everything else is automated.  We've put
>> our sketchup component models into the public domain here, if you're
>> looking for a few extras:
>> https://github.com/DynamicPerception/EagleUpModels/
>>
>> It is immensely helpful, and makes work with our enclosure manufacturer
>> easier now (we 'rough up' designs and send them to them for inspiration
>> along with the DXF and an actual board).
>>
>> Chris
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