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[Eeli Kaikkonen <eeli.kaikkonen@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think the situation is in flux, see
https://forum.kicad.info/t/system-variables-and-windows-nightly-installer-change/26735/17?u=eelik
.

On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 6:34 PM Mark Robson <markxr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've been testing the amazing nightly builds on Ubuntu 20 for some time
> now - but now the 3d models are gone on newly placed footprints.
>
> I think this is probably due to the model path changing, for example
>
> A previously placed 0603 capacitor has 3d model path:
>
> ${KISYS3DMOD}/Capacitor_SMD.3dshapes/C_0603_1608Metric.wrl
>
> Which works ok, but a newly placed 0603 has
>
> ${KICAD6_3DMODEL_DIR}/Capacitor_SMD.3dshapes/C_0603_1608Metric.wrl
>
> So it seems it's a change to this variable name  KICAD6_3DMODEL_DIR
>
> Is this a packaging problem? Or do I need to reset some settings in my
> setup?
>
> I didn't report this as a bug because I don't think it's the Kicad code's
> fault.
>
> Any idea how I can fix it or who I need to tell?
>
> Regards
>
> Mark
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