Pretty soon, I should have a library of components so the technophile can
render a circuit board before he etches it.  I am looking at making a program
that can read in the source files for circuit board traces and board layout,
bill of material, etc. and convert it into a finished rendering.
    Of course, that will take a lot of time, but it is a nice goal.  Here is a
test render with some of the models I have created over the last couple of days.
Comments?  Criticisms?  Oh, ignore the clouds- they are intentionally "tacky".

Cheers!

Chip Shults
My robotics, space and CGI web page - http://home.cfl.rr.com/aichip

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I like, the LEDs are great, but I don't recall ICs being so reflective.
Other than that, cool idea, and can't wait to see the finished result.

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Kevin Loney wrote:
> 
> I like, the LEDs are great, but I don't recall ICs being so reflective.

The reflectivity varies. I have several ICs here that match the one shown
and some that have totally matt finish properties. What I want to know is
how Chip plans on powering the circuit without power leads coming from the
PC board.

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I made some stuff a while back that you're welcome to use (if it's good
enough, that is)...

Have a look at http://www.sunmaster.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/povray under
projects and objects...


"Sir Charles W. Shults III" <aic### [at] cflrrcom> wrote in message
news:3d85c982@news.povray.org...
>     Pretty soon, I should have a library of components so the technophile
can
> render a circuit board before he etches it.  I am looking at making a
program
> that can read in the source files for circuit board traces and board
layout,
> bill of material, etc. and convert it into a finished rendering.
>     Of course, that will take a lot of time, but it is a nice goal.  Here
is a
> test render with some of the models I have created over the last couple of
days.
> Comments?  Criticisms?  Oh, ignore the clouds- they are intentionally
"tacky".
>
> Cheers!
>
> Chip Shults
> My robotics, space and CGI web page - http://home.cfl.rr.com/aichip
>
>
>
>

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And I've placed the inc's and some sample scenes in p.b.s-f, as they're not
so easy to get from the web site



"Mark Hanford" <mar### [at] theinternetcom> wrote in message
news:3d85eeff$1@news.povray.org...
> I made some stuff a while back that you're welcome to use (if it's good
> enough, that is)...
>
> Have a look at http://www.sunmaster.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/povray under
> projects and objects...
>
>
> "Sir Charles W. Shults III" <aic### [at] cflrrcom> wrote in message
> news:3d85c982@news.povray.org...
> >     Pretty soon, I should have a library of components so the
technophile
> can
> > render a circuit board before he etches it.  I am looking at making a
> program
> > that can read in the source files for circuit board traces and board
> layout,
> > bill of material, etc. and convert it into a finished rendering.
> >     Of course, that will take a lot of time, but it is a nice goal.
Here
> is a
> > test render with some of the models I have created over the last couple
of
> days.
> > Comments?  Criticisms?  Oh, ignore the clouds- they are intentionally
> "tacky".
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Chip Shults
> > My robotics, space and CGI web page - http://home.cfl.rr.com/aichip
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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Great idea. Looks promising. Resistors maybe a little too silky, but
for a "I wonder what it'll look like?", and "do all components have
enough room?" render it would be usefull.

Be advised that you will have a serious problem with your components
if my experience is anything to go by. I started my component
collection in Pov 2 and seem to have spent the rest of my life
updating and adding to it for 3.0 and then 3.1 and now its very messy
:(  You will find, like jigsaw puzzles, that there's always a
component missing ;)

Alf

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"Sir Charles W. Shults III" wrote:
> 
>     Pretty soon, I should have a library of components so the technophile can
> render a circuit board before he etches it.  I am looking at making a program
> that can read in the source files for circuit board traces and board layout,
> bill of material, etc. and convert it into a finished rendering.
>     Of course, that will take a lot of time, but it is a nice goal.  Here is a
> test render with some of the models I have created over the last couple of days.
> Comments?  Criticisms?  Oh, ignore the clouds- they are intentionally "tacky".

The geometries look very good, burt the materials could be improved.  

I'm looking forward to some old electron tubes... ;-)

Christoph

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Well, funny you ask about tubes, but somebody else brought that up too.
Here is a "from memory" rendition, but it isn't anywhere near ready.  Still, it
can be done fairly easily.

Cheers!

Chip Shults
My robotics, space and CGI web page - http://home.cfl.rr.com/aichip

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I will be putting wiring in soon.  But of course, then I should use animated
GIFs so we can flash the LEDs, watch the batteries run down...

Cheers!

Chip Shults
My robotics, space and CGI web page - http://home.cfl.rr.com/aichip

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Thanks- I downloaded your electrolytic capacitors file to have a look at it.
I have modeled some already, but not yet finished up the labeling.  Hey, I like
your protoboards!

Cheers!

Chip Shults
My robotics, space and CGI web page - http://home.cfl.rr.com/aichip

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