Link multiple 3D models to one footprint
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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KiCad |
Triaged
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
See the discussion at https:/
(FYI, all comments are from the librarian team or the KiCad StepUp developer.)
Each footprint is linked to a single 3D model currently. For items that share a footprint and physical dimensions, but could use a different 3D model, the library would require multiple footprints for each 3D model. The example above is for LEDs with various colors, but one can imagine other possibilities like radial capacitor sizes/colors, connector closed/open position, etc.
Currently in KiCad, this is cumbersome. Can the development team please consider a way to have multiple compatible 3D models in the 3D viewer with a single footprint in Pcbnew? Some ideas were discussed in the PR linked above.
Changed in kicad: | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
Changed in kicad: | |
status: | New → Triaged |
It is not clear from your description what you are proposing. You can already define multiple 3D models for a footprint. I think what you are suggesting is to be able to have multiple predefined by the librarians and then have an option to enable or disable a model easily, other that just changing the full path to the model.