Only one part is not showing when I do 3D Viewer. I think everything is set correctly in the library paths because one other part is using a shape from the same PRETTY library and it is visible. Ive checked the footptrints and I can see the same path.
For the ULN2003 I was using the SO-16_5.3x10.2mm_P1.27mm but when viewed with 3D the part is not there. I don’t know what is causing the SO-16 package not to show.
I just tried the SOIC-16_3.9x9.9mm_P1.27mm model and that one is visible.
To clarify: Every footprint MUST be setup with a default path according to the library convention no matter if a 3d model really exists. This is done to allow us to easily add 3d models to the lib without the need to touch the footprints. (It is an effort saving rule which is non negotiable)
We are hit with the strange expectation that everything must be supplied by the official lib. Completely unreasonable of course but well here we go again.
No, it’s not the expectation that everything must be supplied by the official lib. It’s the expectation that if there’s a model file name in the footprint, the file actually exists. Completely reasonable of course. It has nothing to do with expected coverage of the library. That’s why I filed that wish. To inform the user that even though there is a file name, there is no file.
