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Modelling magnetic pogo pin connectors in @FreeCAD

I blame @cmoz 😁

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Screen grab of FreeCAD, showing a model of an electronic connector part. It's a fairly detailed model, if I do say so myself. There's a row of four gold almost bullet-shaped sprung pins, with 90 degree wires just visible to the rear. On either side of the row of pins are two silver discs for the magnets. And it's surrounded by a (semi-transparent in this render, to show the detail of the pins) black plastic housing.
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Then back into @FreeCAD and the KiCadStepUp workbench to align the two things.

Now ready for me to add to my @kicad PCB design. Onwards.

#PCB #CAD #weeknotes #ibal253

A screen grab from FreeCAD showing the earlier 3D model placed on top of a 3D render of a bit of green PCB with the footprint from Kicad on it
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