I created another animation of a PCB for an upcoming video. But this time I recorded the entire process while explaining what I am doing. This is a very long video and not typical for my channel. Use the chapters below to jump to the part of the process that you are interested in.
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0:00:00 Intro
0:00:19 Introduction
0:02:46 Preview of the result
0:05:45 3D model in KiCad
0:13:27 Export from KiCad
0:17:21 Import into Blender
0:19:00 Fix mesh/objects
0:40:14 Renderer and settings
0:56:14 Smooth shading
1:09:46 Environment texture
1:17:07 Materials
1:31:52 Beveling edges
1:35:27 Materials for more components
2:05:55 Adding a texture
2:22:35 Adding textures from photos
3:24:26 The actual PCB
4:01:20 Assembly animation
4:08:20 Camera animation
4:15:23 Adding a background
4:18:00 Preparing the final render
4:27:05 Results and outro