---
name: "idf2vrml"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kicad"
version: "9.0.2+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/idf2vrml"
---

# idf2vrml(1)

create a VRML file from IDF Board (.emn) and one IDF Component file (.emp).

## NAME

idf2vrml - create a VRML file from IDF Board (.emn) and one IDF Component file (.emp).

## DESCRIPTION

**idf2vrml** The idf2vrml tool reads a set of one IDF Board (.emn) and one IDF Component file (.emp) and produces a VRML file which can be viewed with a VRML viewer. idf2vrml is part of the KiCad suite.

## SYNOPSIS

**idf2vrml** -f input\_file.emn -s scale\_factor \[-k\] \[-d\] \[-z\] \[-m\]

## OPTIONS

- **-k**

  produce KiCad-friendly VRML output; default is compact VRML

- **-d**

  suppress substitution of default outlines

- **-z**

  suppress rendering of zero-height outlines

- **-m**

  print object mapping to stdout for debugging purposes

## EXAMPLE

Tto produce a model for use by KiCad:

```
idf2vrml -f input.emn -s 0.3937008 -k
```

## AUTHOR

Carsten Schoenert \<c.schoenert@t-online.de\>