Is there any technical reason why the updates can't be live, or triggered upon changing focus to the window? I'm pretty sure that previous versions did this.
On Sun, 2014-07-20 at 23:01 -0700, Cirilo Bernardo wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Andrew Zonenberg <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: > > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 10:04 AM > > Subject: [Kicad-developers] 3D view in module editor doesn't update > > properly when using GAL > > > > When I'm using the GAL view in the module editor (OpenGL) and open a 3D > > view, and make changes to the footprint (for example, adding a 3D model > > to it) the 3D render doesn't update. > > > > I can rotate and pan the view, it's definitely re-rendering new frames > > fine, but the changes to the footprint don't take effect. Even turning > > the grid on or off, or enabling/disabling realistic mode, doesn't work > > until I close and reopen the 3D view. > > > > The 3D view behaves sort of as expected (redrawing and applying changes > > any time I click to pan or otherwise force a repaint) when using the old > > renderer in the module editor. Maybe some kind of display list updating > > issues? I'm using a dual-monitor setup with the 3D view on the left > > screen and the module editor on the right. > > > > > After making changes you need to click the "Reload Board" icon; currently > this is an icon with a DIP and a green arrow pointing down. At the moment > I don't believe this behavior is a bug. > > - Cirilo > -- Andrew Zonenberg PhD student, security group Computer Science Department Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute http://colossus.cs.rpi.edu/~azonenberg/
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