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How to make 3D image using Eagle3D and POV Ray

Download the Eagle3D software and Install it. Open your board file in Eagle. Click on ‘ULP’ icon: A new window will open asking for a ‘.ulp’ file. Browse into your Eagle3D directory (where you installed it) and select the file '3d41.ulp'. Now select the language you want, and then browse for the output file. Make sure your PCB layout contain ‘dimension’ else you will get en error message: You can do this by clicking on ‘wire’ icon; select the dimension from drop down list (20) and draw a border across your layout. If every thing goes right then a new window will pop up: You can change camera angle, lights, colors etc. For now, just click on ‘create POV-File and Exit’ button. After some seconds it will ask various questions about your board components answer as best as you can. Now you will have a ‘.pov’ file. Download and Install the 32-bit version POV-Ray software . Click on the ‘Open’ file icon, and locate your .pov file created in the previous step. We need to p...