====== VE Final Project: 3D PCB==

===== Overview =====
**Team members:** Andri Mar Jónsson & Ágúst Hlynur Hólmgeirsson \\
**Team name:** Eagle3D \\
**Project name:** 3D PCB \\
**Project tag line:** This enviroment helps PCB designers in visualizing their PCB design


===== Motivation / Scenario =====

This idea got started because when designing a PCB component layout is a crucial factor in whether or not that design is a success or not.

The eagle layouting program only gives us a 2D view of the design. 

There exists a program called Eagle3D that can show a PCB design in 3D.
That program is very limited because it uses raytracing to render the images and therefore does not allow for real time manipulation of the PCB. 


===== Approach =====

Our approach to this project will be to find out the structure of the eagle format and find a way to convert that into a panda3D model that can be viewed and manipulated. 

===== Prototype =====

Our prototype 3D viewer should be able to show a virtual PCB using common components that can be manipulated in real time in 3D.

===== References / Links =====

  * [[http://www.matwei.de/doku.php?id=en:eagle3d:eagle3d | The current gen 3D eagle tool]]