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)
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As an avid Eagle3D user, I’ve started an Eagle3D group on Flickr and would appreciate submissions of any renderings you may have. http://www.flickr.com/groups/663492@N24/
Even better if this was free software (GPL).