[Solved] Component models missing in cli render output

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From comment on this and other sites it seems like the kicad-cli pcb render command should be able to include the 3D models into the 2D output.

However I only get the bare board rendered and none of the CLI documentation or help is indicating how to enable the inclusion of component models. The board renders perfectly in the 3D viewer including components. Is this expected?

KiCad 9.0.1 on Ubuntu (WSL).

Edit:
After apt update & upgrade I now have at least the standard KiCad models in the output. The models from my own library are still missing but are perfectly visible in 3D Viewer.

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Edit:
All of this is totally my error: it all works fine if you actually set the path under WSL as well… :roll_eyes:

Original post:
I guess the real question is: what is the correct KiCad path variable to use for my (global) personal library?

The 3D models that show up in the CLI render output contain this path:
${KICAD8_3DMODEL_DIR}/[library name]/[model name]

My models have this path:
${KICAD_DOCUMENTS_HOME}/3dmodels/[library name]/[model name]

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Where ${KICAD_DOCUMENTS_HOME} is pointing to the parent directory of my library, containing the symbols, footprints and 3dmodels directories, so:
${KICAD_DOCUMENTS_HOME}/symbols
${KICAD_DOCUMENTS_HOME/footprints
${KICAD_DOCUMENTS_HOME/3dmodels

Is this the correct way?