Is there a way, to force KiCad (PCB editor) to reload settings from *.kicad_prl file?

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Hello there

Little background:
I’ve made very simple plugin to set opacity of all objects (images, pads tracks, and zones to 0.7).
That is for two reasons.
First - every single new PCB design I spend time to set those with sliders to “my desired level”
Second - during developing of PCB I change opacity, so it is easier to just click on one button and have all set up as I want.

Now the problem is, that even though in *.kicad_prl file values are set correctly - PCB editor doesn’t see those unless whole project is closed and reopen (closing only PCB editor does not help).

So back to my topic question:
Is there a way, to force KiCad (PCB editor) to reload settings from *.kicad_prl file without reopening whole project?

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I don’t think so, no. But KiCad 9 probably ships a real python API. Maybe setting those parameters is part of that API and you don’t have to rely on modifying the file anymore

3

No, there is no function for this (in 8.0 or 8.99). Please open a feature request for it and it can be considered for the future.

4

Thanks for clarification

I’ve made feature request: