Eagle3D + POV-Ray = circuit board preview

Ever wondered how designers make those polished 3D PCB renderings? Flickr user Rob sheds some light on the issue with the comparison seen above –

Comparison of a virtual board and a real board, designed in Eagle and rendered using the amazing Eagle3D by
Matthias Weißer, which creates files for POV-Ray.
It’s like seeing the ultrasound before you have the baby!

Congratulations, it’s a bouncing baby stepper driver with onboard PIC! Thanks for the tip, Rob. – Pretend board vs real board on Flickr

Both apps are free and mac/win/linux-compatible –

Eagle 3D ULP add-on for Cadsoft Eagle

POV-Ray 3D raytacer

Cadsoft Eagle freeware version

Related:

HOW TO – Turn your EAGLE schematic into a PCB (Printed circuit boards)

HOW TO – Make a custom library part in Eagle’s CAD tool