OK Thank you. I have submitted a bug report at : https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1107776
13,000 hits on that string on Google,all sorts of applications getting broken by distribution packaging errors.
From the bug report, I got this solution :
Looks like the problem is due to KiCad looking for 3D plugins in /usr/usr/lib64/kicad
A temporary fix would be to create a link to /usr/lib64/kicad in the above path.
Please house, I have similar issue. I am running kicad 5.0 on Ubuntu 18.04. When I tried to render PCB on 3d viewer only the pads and traces shows. The 3d components does not show on the board
I’m not familiar with the packages in Ubuntu but the first thing to check is to make sure the libraries were installed. Just installing Kicad usually will not do that. I just checked my Debian package manager and the 3D libs are separate from the rest.
Quick edit. They also are not included in the ‘meta package’ because of the size.
i am new to kicad. for me i thought the 3d libraries are install by default because the 3d modules are available as show:
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below is the version info
Pretty is the footprint libraries. I know. I made that mistake too. 
drwxr-xr-x 2 hermit hermit 4096 Aug 29 22:32 Battery.3dshapes
drwxr-xr-x 2 hermit hermit 4096 Aug 29 22:32 Button_Switch_SMD.3dshapes
drwxr-xr-x 2 hermit hermit 4096 Aug 29 22:32 Button_Switch_THT.3dshapes
drwxr-xr-x 2 hermit hermit 4096 Aug 29 22:32 Capacitor_SMD.3dshapes
drwxr-xr-x 2 hermit hermit 4096 Aug 29 22:32so, where do i go from here. when i tried to view my design, i got this
instead of the board with the components on it
Search your system for the libs I pointed too. If they aren’t on your system you need to put them on. Again, I don’t know much about Ubuntu’s packaging but you might want to look at this.
How do I point to libs. I believe all the necessary libs are installed by default by using this approach to install kicad on my system:
sudo add-apt-repository --yes ppa:js-reynaud/kicad-5
sudo apt update
sudo apt install kicad
an this is my configuration variable
Have a look on this thread on my question and the following answers:
The user solved the issue with KiCad 3D plugins.
These faq articles might be of help here:
- I installed KiCad 5 (under Linux) but there are no libraries. (The default option for sym lib table setup is disabled)
- I had KiCad 4 installed previosly. Now i updated to v5. Now i have some problems with the library setup
3d models are not managed in a library table. Footprints directly point to a file.
The footprints of the official lib use the path variable KISYS3DMOD as the path. (Seems to be setup correctly as shown in your screenshot. So make sure there are 3d models in there.)
For your personal libs you can use the absolute file system path to make live easier fir you. (At least for now. I suggest to use path variables here to future proof your work and to make it portable.)
HI ogahslab,
I mean 3D plugin files that are installed with KiCad instalation.
When you go to add a new 3D shape to a Footprint, what file formats the dialog allows you to select?
Also, on your previous post, the /usr/share/kicad/modules are not the 3D libraries, they are the footprint libraries.
As from your environment configuration, it should be /usr/share/kicad/modules/package3d/
Check his screenshots again. KISYS3DMOD points to the correct location
True, sorry, I mean the first one:
“for me i thought the 3d libraries are install by default because the 3d modules are available as show”
in my case i have the 3d libraries installed my default. but instead of 3d component showing at the 3d viewer, i only see pads
Did you check that the 3d model exists for your particular footprint?