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EK-TM4C1294XL: CAD or Solidworks for EK-TM4C1294XL

EK-TM4C1294XL: 3D Model of Launchpad board.

Vince Schielack
Prodigy 30 points

Part Number: EK-TM4C1294XL

I am looking for a 3D model of the EK-TM4C1294XL Rev. D development board.  A STEP file is preferred.  The only related question leads to a .stp file of the chip iteslf without the board around it.

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    TI__Guru*** 135355 points

    Hello Vince,

    I had a look through all of the design files we have generated for that EVM but I do not see any 3D model files for the EVM available - for any revision for that matter, sorry.

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    Guru 117855 points

    Vince Schielack said:
    I am looking for a 3D model of the EK-TM4C1294XL Rev. D

    Greetings,

    While you are 'well within your rights' to 'hold silent' your intent w/such model - such 'forces' guesswork upon your (would be) helpers.    It is 'suspected' that you seek to enclose or otherwise encapsulate this board.    Our small tech firm has experience w/such '3D Scanning' - and hopefully our presentation proves useful.

    There do exist firms which provide (usually) 'Rotary Table based, 3D Scanned Step Files.'    And staff notes - prices have dropped - yet are 'still relatively high' - as the requisite equipment investment demands.   You may be able to find such firms nearby - then compare/contrast multiple bids.

    Prior to my  firm's developing such capability - we greatly, 'Lessened our Financial Pain' - by submitting 'THREE BOARDS - for 'simultaneous 3D Scanning!'    If multiple boards/objects - meet the 3D Scanner's Size Constraints - a single scan - capturing each item (may) be possible.   (you would then have to be 'clever enough' to properly 'extract' each 'board/object' from the 'group file.')

    Now to the, 'Utility of performing such for your 'EK/LPad' - we do not believe this board proves a, 'Good Candidate'   due to:

    •  'headers/connectors' protrude ~8mm  -  upon (both) the top/bottom of the LPad
    • a 'VDD' jumper & header near equal that on board's top side.   (yet both can be removed - replaced w/a '0Ω, smt resistor')
    • 3 momentary switches & a slide switch protrude by ~5mm  
    • and this board includes a 2nd MCU - which serves as 'ICDI' - adding (unnecessary) 'cost & size'  

    This vendor's board (LPad) very well succeeds w/in its intended role.   Yet - if we've properly 'projected' your objective - a far smaller (size/volume/cost) board can be developed - thus warrants consideration...

    Should this writing have, 'proved of interest' - further detail (far smaller, lower cost board)  is available (found here) via:

    https://e2e.ti.com/support/microcontrollers/other/f/908/t/857547