[kicad-users] 3D Models from manufacturer

[Brendan Simon [e-mail] [kicad-users]]

Is it ok to contribute 3D models from manufacturer website to the kicad
repo?

Or can only self authored models be maintained in the repo? (I am not 3D
CAD person)

i.e. Can I create pull requests for the kicad 3D model repo with models
I have downloaded from the manufacturer's website or from free download
sites (e.g. 3DContentCentral, UltraLibrarian, SnapEDA, etc) ?

[Andy Eskelson [e-mail] [kicad-users]]

Technically no, (unless it is explicitly stated by the manaf. that you
can.)

Basically you will run into all sorts of copyright issues. So just post a
link.

Even self authored images should come with an explicit statement that
they can be freely copied. (In much the same way that the GPL/GNU
licenses do for open source software)

Andy




On Fri, 3 Aug 2018 10:32:38 +1000

Post by Brendan Simon ***@BrendanSimon.com [kicad-users]
Is it ok to contribute 3D models from manufacturer website to the kicad
repo?
Or can only self authored models be maintained in the repo? (I am not 3D
CAD person)
i.e. Can I create pull requests for the kicad 3D model repo with models
I have downloaded from the manufacturer's website or from free download
sites (e.g. 3DContentCentral, UltraLibrarian, SnapEDA, etc) ?