Unable to simulate the demo file "hv_converter"

denge · November 7, 2025, 3:43pm

Hello All,

I’ve been trying the demo file hv_converter from the installation image for a while by now but still without success and can’t find the cause of it.

The error messages I receive are the following:

I also noted is that the model is not found while the model number is clearly in the the .LIB file.
Also in the Pin Assignments Model Pin shows Not Connected.

Can anyone point me to what’s wrong with this?

I added the demo files.
hv_converter.zip (23.6 KB)

Thanks for helping.

Greetings.

holger · November 8, 2025, 10:51am

This seems to be a bug in KiCad, macOS. I can reproduce the issue on KiCad 9.0.6. However, on MS Windows 11, with KiCad 9.0.6, the simulation is o.k.

I have provided a bug report at macOS demo simulation with (external) model library fails (#22266) · Issues · KiCad / KiCad Source Code / kicad · GitLab

denge · November 11, 2025, 11:31am

Hi Holger,

A bug on macOS?!
What is the estimation of when this is resolved?

Thanks for the info!

Greetings.