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[Simon Wells <simonrwells@xxxxxxxxx>]

When you add a 3d model for a footprint

If the model file is inside the KISYS3DMOD directory then it is
automatically made relative path
If the model file is outside the KISYS3DMOD directory then you get a dialog
as to whether it should
be relative or not,

If the model file is not in the KISYS3DMOD directory it seems like a bad
idea to make the model
have a relative path because if you move either the KISYS3DMOD directory or
the model it
requires changing the path, whereas if its absolute then you only need to
update the path if you
move the model file.

I have created a branch with a patch to remove the dialog and if theres
consensus then i will submit
a merge request with it. (the branch is lp:~xzcvczx/kicad/relpath-dialog)