[Tinkerphones] GTA15 / Pyra-Phone news

[Paul Boddie]

On Friday 22. February 2019 12.15.40 H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote:
> 
> I have spent a little time to improve some component
> placement and fix my scripts which do the translation
> to 3D data (by generating a python script that can be
> imported into the FreeCAD command line version to
> write a STEP file).
> 
> Here you can find the result:
> 
> https://twitter.com/goldelico/status/1098903479534395395

I imagine that it is a bit like the output you get with KiCad when selecting 
the 3D view of the board. I haven't used that for anything practical, but if 
nothing else it can be quite nice for showing to other people:

https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?p=158780#p158780

I think KiCad exports various model files, although I didn't go to the trouble 
of exporting and combining them with the casework model for boards of this 
particular nature:

https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?p=161136#p161136

For the most part, I just simulated component placement by hand and used the 
different solid geometry operations to see if things were exceeding the 
available space.

Paul