I’m aware of the “gotcha” when you open the footprint editor from pcbNew. But, I’m not doing that.
I can see the 3d model in the footprint editor, and when I update footprints from the layout editor it says it’s updating from the expected footprint library. Yet, the 3d model does not show up in the 3d viewer:
What am I doing wrong?
If you added the 3d model to the footprint in the Footprint Editor after you already used it in the PCB, you have to resync the Footprint in the PCB Editor to the Library version of the Footprint
And make sure the update 3d models checkbox is set
(Right Click on footprint in PCB > Update Footprint)
Yes, that box was checked. You should be able to see that in the .gif I posted.
What am I doing wrong?
The user error happens in the 3D-viewer.
hint: third icon from right
I was just getting ready to post that the .step exported had the 3d model, which is what I really care about.
Close enough! 2nd icon from the right.
The user error happens in the 3D-viewer.
hint: third icon from right
Though, I’ve viewed lots of smt components–not sure how that got clicked. I know to look for it next time.
Thank you!
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