3dmodel display doesn't work

[bkb]

Hi,
I don't see anything (stl os wrl files) in the Select 3d Model window.
The Footprint Properties -> 3D Settings window shows only the footprint but not the model
pcbnew-> 3D viewer shows only the board without any model.
3D search path configuration window got an error message even if the path is set and it is correct:
3D search path list is empty; continue to write empty file?
This is what happens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAGMkKCXlVg

Best wishes:
Dan
----------------------------VERSION INFO -------------------
Application: kicad
Version: no-vcs-found-c4ea542~58~ubuntu16.04.1, release build
Libraries: wxWidgets 3.0.2
           libcurl/7.47.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.32 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.8.0-46-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
- Build Info -
wxWidgets: 3.0.2 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
Boost: 1.58.0
Curl: 7.47.0
KiCad - Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 with C++ ABI 1009
        Settings: USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
                  USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
                  BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
                  KICAD_USE_OCE=ON

[Nick Østergaard (nickoe)]

Is it from the js-reynaud ppa?

[bkb (bkb-b)]

Yes, it is daily build from
http://ppa.launchpad.net/js-reynaud/ppa-kicad/ubuntu
Latest version 201704132035+c4ea542~58~ubuntu16.04.1

On 2017-04-14 17:05, Nick Østergaard wrote:
> Is it from the js-reynaud ppa?
>

[Eldar Khayrullin (eldar)]

Same bug.

Application: kicad
Version: no-vcs-found-c4ea542~58~ubuntu17.04.1, release build
Libraries: wxWidgets 3.0.2
           libcurl/7.52.1 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/0.16 libpsl/0.17.0 (+libidn2/0.16) librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.10.0-19-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
- Build Info -
wxWidgets: 3.0.2 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
Boost: 1.62.0
Curl: 7.52.1
KiCad - Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 with C++ ABI 1010
        Settings: USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
                  USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
                  BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
                  KICAD_USE_OCE=ON

[bkb (bkb-b)]

The bug in still there in upgraded version: no-vcs-found-b321eff~58~ubuntu16.04.1, release build

Application: kicad
Version: no-vcs-found-b321eff~58~ubuntu16.04.1, release build
Libraries: wxWidgets 3.0.2
           libcurl/7.47.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.32 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.8.0-46-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
- Build Info -
wxWidgets: 3.0.2 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
Boost: 1.58.0
Curl: 7.47.0
KiCad - Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 with C++ ABI 1009
        Settings: USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
                  USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
                  BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
                  KICAD_USE_OCE=ON

[Nick Østergaard (nickoe)]

Hmm, it works for me, but I also see this assert:

ASSERT INFO:
./src/common/mimecmn.cpp(634): assert "!ext.empty()" failed in GetFileTypeFromExtension(): extension can't be empty

BACKTRACE:
[1] wxMimeTypesManager::GetFileTypeFromExtension(wxString const&)
[2] wxFileIconsTable::GetIconID(wxString const&, wxString const&)
[3] wxGenericDirCtrl::PopulateNode(wxTreeItemId)
[4] wxGenericDirCtrl::OnExpandItem(wxTreeEvent&)
[5] wxAppConsoleBase::CallEventHandler(wxEvtHandler*, wxEventFunctor&, wxEvent&) const
[6] wxEvtHandler::ProcessEventIfMatchesId(wxEventTableEntryBase const&, wxEvtHandler*, wxEvent&)
[7] wxEventHashTable::HandleEvent(wxEvent&, wxEvtHandler*)
[8] wxEvtHandler::TryHereOnly(wxEvent&)
[9] wxEvtHandler::ProcessEventLocally(wxEvent&)
[10] wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent(wxEvent&)
[11] wxWindowBase::TryAfter(wxEvent&)
[12] wxScrollHelperEvtHandler::ProcessEvent(wxEvent&)
[13] wxGenericTreeCtrl::Expand(wxTreeItemId const&)
[14] wxGenericTreeCtrl::OnMouse(wxMouseEvent&)
[15] wxAppConsoleBase::CallEventHandler(wxEvtHandler*, wxEventFunctor&, wxEvent&) const
[16] wxEvtHandler::ProcessEventIfMatchesId(wxEventTableEntryBase const&, wxEvtHandler*, wxEvent&)
[17] wxEventHashTable::HandleEvent(wxEvent&, wxEvtHandler*)
[18] wxEvtHandler::TryHereOnly(wxEvent&)
[19] wxEvtHandler::ProcessEventLocally(wxEvent&)
[20] wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent(wxEvent&)
[21] wxScrollHelperEvtHandler::ProcessEvent(wxEvent&)
[22] wxEvtHandler::SafelyProcessEvent(wxEvent&)
[23] g_closure_invoke
[24] g_signal_emit_valist
[25] g_signal_emit
[26] gtk_propagate_event
[27] gtk_main_do_event
[28] g_main_context_dispatch
[29] g_main_loop_run
[30] gtk_main
[31] wxGUIEventLoop::DoRun()
[32] wxEventLoopBase::Run()
[33] wxDialog::ShowModal()
[34] wxAppConsoleBase::CallEventHandler(wxEvtHandler*, wxEventFunctor&, wxEvent&) const
[35] wxEvtHandler::ProcessEventIfMatchesId(wxEventTableEntryBase const&, wxEvtHandler*, wxEvent&)
[36] wxEvtHandler::SearchDynamicEventTable(wxEvent&)
[37] wxEvtHandler::TryHereOnly(wxEvent&)
[38] wxEvtHandler::ProcessEventLocally(wxEvent&)
[39] wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent(wxEvent&)
[40] wxEvtHandler::SafelyProcessEvent(wxEvent&)
[41] g_closure_invoke
[42] g_signal_emit_valist
[43] g_signal_emit
[44] g_closure_invoke
[45] g_signal_emit_valist
[46] g_signal_emit
[47] g_closure_invoke
[48] g_signal_emit_valist
[49] g_signal_emit
[50] gtk_propagate_event
[51] gtk_main_do_event
[52] g_main_context_dispatch
[53] g_main_loop_run
[54] gtk_main
[55] wxGUIEventLoop::DoRun()
[56] wxEventLoopBase::Run()
[57] wxDialog::ShowModal()
[58] make_fcontext

b321efffaf6d932cd4607be28c1dbd0ab68f0169

[bkb (bkb-b)]

In Kicad stable version the 3d viewer shows the components. In the daily build version it doesn't. So it does not come from setup issue.

[Nick Østergaard (nickoe)]

@Cirilo, this does not seem to work for me, no models are rendered, so I guess the plugins are not loaded. I suspect that it is because I use make DESTDIR=/tmp/kicad install which will prefix all install paths with DESTDIR. This is a very easy way to test different kicad builds simultaniously. I would like to not loose this ability. So my libs will be installed to:

/tmp/kicad2/usr/local/lib64/kicad/plugins/3d/libs3d_plugin_vrml.so
/tmp/kicad2/usr/local/lib64/kicad/plugins/3d/libs3d_plugin_idf.so
/tmp/kicad2/usr/local/lib64/libkicad_3dsg.so

I attempted this on a clean build dir to make sure there were nothing bac cached.

[bkb (bkb-b)]

Hi, I've made a test build and installation and now the version:
(2016-08-20 BZR 7083)-product, release build is working as expected. In
Select 3d Model window I can select and view vrml, x3d, idf, idf brd
file types.
Also I have all components in 3d Viewer.

I used
https://github.com/lachlanA/kicad-install/blob/master/kicad-install.sh
./kicad-install.sh --setup-update-build-install -t
/home/me/KICAD/kicad_src -n /usr/ -D -L -r TESTING -x 8
# no Docs / no Libraries

This is the version of kicad and the output of the install script. I
hope it helps.
Dan

Application: kicad
Version: (2016-08-20 BZR 7083)-product, release build
Libraries: wxWidgets 3.0.2
            libcurl/7.47.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.32
librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.8.0-46-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
- Build Info -
wxWidgets: 3.0.2 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
Boost: 1.58.0
Curl: 7.47.0
KiCad - Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 with C++ ABI 1009
         Settings: USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
                   USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
                   KICAD_SCRIPTING=OFF
                   KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=OFF
                   KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF
                   USE_FP_LIB_TABLE=HARD_CODED_ON
                   BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-- Install configuration: "Release"
-- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/INSTALL.txt
-- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts
-- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python
-- Installing:
/usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/round_value_robin.py
-- Installing:
/usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/kicad_netlist_reader.py
-- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/round_robin.py
-- Installing:
/usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_csv_sorted_by_ref.py
-- Installing:
/usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_csv_grouped_by_value_with_fp.py
-- Installing:
/usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_html_with_advanced_grouping.py
-- Installing:
/usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_sorted_by_ref.py
-- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/README-bom.txt
-- Installing:
/usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_csv_grouped_by_value.py
-- Installing:
/usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_html_by_value.py
-- Installing:
/usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_html_grouped_by_value.py
-- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/lib_convert.py
-- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/test_kicad_plugin.py
-- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/test_plugin.py
-- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/library-repos-install.bat
-- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/library-repos-install.sh
-- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/mk_mime_icons.py
-- Up-to-date: /usr/share/icons
-- Up-to-date: /usr/share/icons/hicolor
-- Up-to-date: /usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16
-- Up-to-date: /usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps
-- Installing: /usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/kicad.png
-- Installing: /usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/pcbcalculator.png
-- Installing: /usr/share/icons/hi...

[Nick Østergaard (nickoe)]

OK, ignore my comment in #8. It seems to works fine now. I think I forgot to adjust the LD_LIBRAR_PATH accordingly.

[Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw)]

So the patch works correctly?

On 4/17/2017 11:13 AM, Nick Østergaard wrote:
> OK, ignore my comment in #8. It seems to works fine now. I think I
> forgot to adjust the LD_LIBRAR_PATH accordingly.
>

[Nick Østergaard (nickoe)]

@Wayne, yes, the pathc is good.

[Cirilo Bernardo (cirilo-bernardo)]

This is expected since the plugin directory is "lib/kicad/.." which
is what wxWidgets always reports on Linux. If a multiarch directory
was used such as lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/kicad/... as in the first case
then it would not work. I posted a patch but people will need to test it.

- Cirilo

On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 12:51 PM, Botond Kiss <email address hidden> wrote:
> Hi, I've made a test build and installation and now the version: (2016-08-20
> BZR 7083)-product, release build is working as expected. In Select 3d Model
> window I can select and view vrml, x3d, idf, idf brd file types.
> Also I have all components in 3d Viewer.
>
> I used
> https://github.com/lachlanA/kicad-install/blob/master/kicad-install.sh
> ./kicad-install.sh --setup-update-build-install -t /home/me/KICAD/kicad_src
> -n /usr/ -D -L -r TESTING -x 8
> # no Docs / no Libraries
>
> This is the version of kicad and the output of the install script. I hope it
> helps.
> Dan
>
> Application: kicad
> Version: (2016-08-20 BZR 7083)-product, release build
> Libraries: wxWidgets 3.0.2
> libcurl/7.47.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.32 librtmp/2.3
> Platform: Linux 4.8.0-46-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
> - Build Info -
> wxWidgets: 3.0.2 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
> Boost: 1.58.0
> Curl: 7.47.0
> KiCad - Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 with C++ ABI 1009
> Settings: USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
> USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
> KICAD_SCRIPTING=OFF
> KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=OFF
> KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF
> USE_FP_LIB_TABLE=HARD_CODED_ON
> BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
>
> #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> -- Install configuration: "Release"
> -- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/INSTALL.txt
> -- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts
> -- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python
> -- Installing:
> /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/round_value_robin.py
> -- Installing:
> /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/kicad_netlist_reader.py
> -- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/round_robin.py
> -- Installing:
> /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_csv_sorted_by_ref.py
> -- Installing:
> /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_csv_grouped_by_value_with_fp.py
> -- Installing:
> /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_html_with_advanced_grouping.py
> -- Installing:
> /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_sorted_by_ref.py
> -- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/README-bom.txt
> -- Installing:
> /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_csv_grouped_by_value.py
> -- Installing:
> /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_html_by_value.py
> -- Installing:
> /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/bom-in-python/bom_html_grouped_by_value.py
> -- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/lib_convert.py
> -- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/test_kicad_plugin.py
> -- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/test_plugin.py
> -- Installing: /usr/share/doc/kicad/scripts/library-repos-install.bat
> -- Insta...

[Uku Püttsepp (pythzepf)]

What worked for me was a directory link suggested at the Kicad Info forums by user "madrigal":

ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/kicad /usr/lib/kicad

Thread: https://forum.kicad.info/t/3d-viewer-not-showing-3d-models-after-update-to-nightly/6153/7

Using Lenovo, T410:
Application: kicad
Version: no-vcs-found-1a75d99~58~ubuntu16.04.1, release build
Libraries: wxWidgets 3.0.2
           libcurl/7.47.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.32 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.4.0-72-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
- Build Info -
wxWidgets: 3.0.2 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
Boost: 1.58.0
Curl: 7.47.0
KiCad - Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 with C++ ABI 1009
        Settings: USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
                  USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
                  BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
                  KICAD_USE_OCE=ON

[Nick Østergaard (nickoe)]

Symlinking is not the solution, Cirilos patch is the solution.

[bkb (bkb-b)]

Thank you Cirilo!

Your patch fixed this issue.
After upgrading to version no-vcs-found-01f5a12~58~ubuntu16.04.1 it is
working fine on ubuntu 16.04.

Dan

Application: kicad
Version: no-vcs-found-01f5a12~58~ubuntu16.04.1, release build
Libraries: wxWidgets 3.0.2
            libcurl/7.47.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.32 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.8.0-46-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
- Build Info -
wxWidgets: 3.0.2 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
Boost: 1.58.0
Curl: 7.47.0
KiCad - Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 with C++ ABI 1009
         Settings: USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
                   USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
                   KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
                   KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
                   KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
                   KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
                   BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
                   KICAD_USE_OCE=ON

On 2017-04-18 10:17, Nick Ønstergaard wrote:
> Symlinking is not the solution, Cirilos patch is the solution.
>

--

[bkb (bkb-b)]

Thank you Cirilo!

Your patch fixed this issue.
After upgrading to version no-vcs-found-01f5a12~58~ubuntu16.04.1 Kicad 3dViewer is working fine on ubuntu 16.04.

Dan

Application: kicad
Version: no-vcs-found-01f5a12~58~ubuntu16.04.1, release build
Libraries: wxWidgets 3.0.2
           libcurl/7.47.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.32 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.8.0-46-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
- Build Info -
wxWidgets: 3.0.2 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
Boost: 1.58.0
Curl: 7.47.0
KiCad - Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 with C++ ABI 1009
        Settings: USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
                  USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
                  KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
                  BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
                  KICAD_USE_OCE=ON