Recently I updated to KiCad 7 and now I cannot browse to the 3d models folder outside of KiCad.
From inside KiCad, I can click “Configure Paths” and it gives me a dialog which says the location of 3d models is “/app/extensions/Library/3dmodels/”.
Also from inside KiCad, I can click the folder icon and browse the 3dmodels folder location through KiCad.
However, when I right click to “Open With File Manager” nothing happens. (Can’t upload a pic because I’m a new user)
Outside of KiCad the path “/app/extensions/Library/3dmodels/” does not exist. Further, when I scan my hard drive for any of the files in the 3dmodels folder no results appear.
For me, this is a problem because I import models of populated PCB designs into FreeCAD, and currently it only imports the models I made for the PCB.
That said, please don’t suggest workarounds like downloading the 3d source folders and remapping my models to them, or other software I could use for importing from KiCad into FreeCAD.
I am not just posting this question for myself but for others who may need this information to satisfy their use case.
Does ClearLinux provide the 3D models package within the flatpak or a a side download, or are you expected to download them yourself and place them somewhere else?
Flatpak runs in a sandbox so if you are accessing external locations that were not permitted by the flatpak build, usually just /home and below, you have to adjust the flatpak’s permissions. This is a flatpak configuration issue.
