PowerPAK_SO-8_Single model on KiCad 7

Layout 3D Models
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Posting this mostly for posterity:

I have a PCB that references a 3D model ${KICAD6_3DMODEL_DIR}/Package_SO.3dshapes/PowerPAK_SO-8_Single.wrl (old kicad_mod file) but the same file doesn’t exist amongst the models included with KiCad 7.

I checked the 3D packages repo but there’s no such file there.

However I did find this in the git history. The filename doesn’t exactly match.

$ git log --all --full-history -- '**/Vishay_PowerPAK_SO-8.wrl'
commit b45678258ac579af6a9dece63aced58cf4e546d1
Author: Flaviu Tamas <me@flaviutamas.com>
Date:   Tue Dec 6 13:00:57 2022 +0000

    Rotate Package_DFN_QFN.3dshapes/PQFN-8-EP_6x5mm_P1.27mm_Generic by 180°,
    rename from Package_SO.3dshapes/Vishay_PowerPAK_SO-8

So I will use ${KICAD7_3DMODEL_DIR}/Package_DFN_QFN.3dshapes/PQFN-8-EP_6x5mm_P1.27mm_Generic.wrl.

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In case you aren’t aware, not all footprints in the library actually have 3d models:

Not all footprints in KiCad’s library are provided with 3D models, but all footprints list a 3D model filename even if the 3D model does not exist. This is so 3D models can be added at a later date without needing to edit the footprint.

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