V5->V6 footprints keep pointing to wrong 3DMODEL directory

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Hi everybody,

I installed Kicad V6 and opened (and implicitly converted) a V5 project.
Problem is now that the 3D models are not working anymore because all the
footprints in the layout editor have still “${KISYS3DMOD}/” in the 3D Model path.
In the schematic editor, all symbols refer to the (new) footprint directory and the preview
shows the 3D model. So everything’s fine there.
I tried to update the pcb from the schematic which makes no difference.
Both the schematic and layout editor are configured to use KICAD6_3DMODEL_DIR.
To confirm, I manually edited one footprint in the layout editor and replaced the string
“${KISYS3DMOD}/” with “${KICAD6_3DMODEL_DIR}”. After that, the 3D model popped up
in the 3D viewer. Of course, only for that component.

How can I fix this without manually editing all footprints?

Thanks!

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Use Preferences > Configure Paths to define KISYS3DMOD to be the same as what KICAD6_3DMODEL_DIR is defined to be?

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Thanks, that did the trick!

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Actually, the real solution is: layout editor → Tools → Update footprints from library
No need to define “KISYS3DMOD” in “configure path”.
Apparently, Update PCB from schematic does not update everything.

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Sure, but then you risk mismatch between what you have and what’s in the library now. I know that some footprints changed name sllightly across versions. But I think I prefer to do update from library in the long term. But only on an as needed basis.

In a related issue I had a SOP-16 footprint in my design. When I migrated to v7, the 3D model disappeared. I discovered that the model is now associated with SOIC-16. Or something like that.

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