Looking for 3d (wrl or step) file for Photon

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Does anyone have a wrl or step file for the Particle Photon that I can use in KiCad?

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I found some in the past but then you have to figure out how to convert them to a format that the KiCad will accept which was usually challenging.

Here is one: https://grabcad.com/library/particle-photon-1

and another:

https://grabcad.com/library/particle-photon-2

Here is a KiCad Froum thread about converting Solidworks files to something KiCad 3D accepts:

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Thanks @RWB! That’s exactly what I needed :wink:

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If you get those to work share the converted file with me :slight_smile:

I use Kicad also and know getting 3D files for all your parts is nowhere near easy.

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@RWB, I didn’t have to convert anything. I used the .step files directly. Mind you, I am also using a very recent of the KiCad nightly build which is an RC for version 5.

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Nice new feature!

Can you post a screenshot of what the Photon looks like in 3D view in Kicad?

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Here it is rendered in full ray trace glory

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Sweet.

Is Ray Trace used in the new KiCad 5.0 build for 3D rendering?

I’m using KiCad 4.0.7 and I’m kinda afraid to upgrade to 5.0 in case something happens.

I have my design files backed up to Dropbox so I can always revert but did you upgrade to 5.0 from an older version without needing to make any changes to your current project and library includes for that project?

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KiCad renders in a simpler format and you need to select ray tracing in the 3d viewer toolbar (3d cube on left of bar). I believe this is available in v4.7 as well.