Ok, I see it on the pads
As @Naib mentions; you need to change the placement of the text in the footprint.
If you have many of these footprints on the board, it is best to Right Mouse Click Select > Properties > Edit Library Footprint > then move the text to wherever you wish, Save, and Close.
RMC the footprint again and Select > Update Footprint > Update Footprint with Library ID, and all the same footprints will change.
But, that change won’t “stick,” will it?
If you want to make it permanent, the footprint needs to be saved to a User library.
Yes?
Where is that option?
I edit each footprint so now it’s in the good spot. But I noticed that I have two texts while editing the footprint. One is footprint value and one is footprint text value. The thing is the text value always shows ${REFERENCE} but the footprint value shows the value of the capacitor. But for the other components, it doesn’t do that. Do you know why?
Yes, that’s why I wrote “Edit Library Footprint”.
@Ame1
When you imported your footprint, did you place them into a Personal library first, before placing them on your PCB, or did you place them straight onto the PCB?
Never edit the supplied libraries, you will lose these changes at any KiCad version update
This is the “Imported” capacitor footprint mentioned in the OP, not a footprint from a Kicad Library.
There maybe some mix up here.
@Ame1 wrote about importing capacitor symbols. I am assuming the footprints are also imported.
I’m not sure why they are imported. Kicad has symbols for capacitors in the “Device” library.
The SMD footprint shown also has sharp corners on the footprint, Kicad library corners are rounded.
This is what I did. I downloaded the file for Kicad. I went in Preferences → Manage Symbol Libraries → Add existing library to table then added the .kicad_sym file. And for the footprint, I did the same thing for footprint and added the folder. Then I went and added the symbol.
That’s what I thought.
You then need to modify the footprint in your personal footprint library so the text is re-positioned. Is this what you did?
Could you please show a picture of this problem along with another correct footprint.
Here, for example when I updated the footprint, the capacitor became like that. The reference text is visible while the value of the capacitor is not. When I went to reupdate my footprint, again some capacitor’s texts went inside of the capacitor. Unfortunately, I can only show one picture.
But, I want it to look like that. This resistor was perfect. The texts were already positioned and everything was good.
Is there a reason you are not using the footprints that are shipped with KiCad? They are exactly the way you want them
I would like to be accurate with the components. Also, I can’t find the sizes I want, so I just import them.
Hi @Ame1 , a few comments now all is clear to me. Thanks for posting the picture.
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Imported symbols and footprints nearly always have texts in different places and are different sizes to Kicad library parts. These texts can be permanently changed, but only in the Personal library you placed the imported footprints and symbols.
To change the text sizes to match the resistors, double Left Mouse Click a resistor, select “Edit Footprint” then LMC each text and take note of the size and layer of each different text and finally close the resistor footprint.
Next, double LMC an imported cap. footprint and select “Edit Library Footprint”. Double LMC each text and change the sizes to match the resistor text sizes. Next, move the texts to where you would like them (hold LMB down over text and move mouse). Save and close.
To save surfing the net to find a suitable footprint 9same goes for symbols), it is usually easier to modify a similar Kicad library footprint.
To do this; you find a similar Kicad footprint using the Footprint Editor by scrolling through the library lists on the LHS. When you find something, use “File > Save as” then highlight a Personal library from the newly opened list and give the footprint a name and click OK.
Now close the Kicad library footprint on the left and open your new footprint in your personal library still on the left in the list of libraries. Finally, modify to whatever, the parts of your new footprint.
Thank you very much for your help! Now I understand more.