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[Rene Pöschl <poeschlr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I noticed that the configure path tool in the footprint editor has a new 
part added to it. This part seems to manage 3d model search directories. 
Such a search directory consists of the path, an alias, and a description.
As there is a way to change the order of search path entries i would 
guess that there is also prioritization at play.

Could someone detail how this would be used? Would it clash with the use 
of normal path variables (after all our official footprints all use the 
KISYS3DMOD path variable)? Which of the two is preferred assuming these 
two are meant to serve the same usecase?