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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

2016-06-23 0:07 GMT+02:00 Mário Luzeiro <mrluzeiro@xxxxx>:
> Hi Nick,
>
> I cannot experience that on Linux, I will try on Windows latter.

I tested on archlinux.

>
>> to avoid this transient artifact?
> that means it is a transient ? It recover back? Or does it stays all the time after that black?
> Does the GAL still works and the 3D-viewer windows?
> What if you open another footprint?

I guess I forgot to add after "...that was in pcbnew itself."  That it
will render the proper 3d image after about a second or so. The same
amount of time it takes to switch to the 3D settings tab initially.

>
> What is your system? ;) (Windows? wxwidget version?)

Archlinux, wx 3.0.2

>
> Thanks for reporting,
> Mario
> ________________________________________
> From: Nick Østergaard [oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 22 June 2016 22:20
> To: Mário Luzeiro
> Cc: kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] 3D-Viewer - Request for merge evaluation
>
> Hi Mario
>
> I have noticed someting new.
>
> When I hit edit on a footprint, then switch to the 3D Settings tab it
> will freeze briefly until the 3D preview is assembled. Ok. Then I
> close the dialog on cancel. Then I open it again on the same footprint
> and it now shows the 3D Settings tab directly instead of the
> Properties tab, but now it is seen that the content in the 3D preview
> is the image on the screen from the Opengal (GAL) canvas that was in
> pcbnew itself. Maybe the 3D preview need to initialize a black canvas
> to avoid this transient artifact?
>
> Nick