3d Model In Solidworks Import

[maui]

@Pcbuser

the colors and designations and circuit paths should be retained.

@kliment

Our STEP export does not support exporting anything except shapes and colors. It doesn’t contain the copper, soldermask, or silkscreen layers.

STEP file export is missing silkscreen markings

If I use the 3D viewer in the PCB Editor, my board has all the components and the silkscreen markings beautifully displayed. There is no option to export a STEP file there, which is a pity since the model is fully created. If I close the 3D viewer and am back in the PCB Editor, there is an option in the File menu to export a STEP file, but it re-builds the model. The resulting STEP file does not contain the silkscreen markings. I see no error message. In Kicad Settings/Preferences there is a pa…