I use this feature for components that may have multiple bodies, like a battery inside a battery holder, or the mating board into a connector. It is great for making rudimentary assemblies as kicad cant place any bodies that are not associated with a component.
On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 5:02 PM, Jeff Young <[email protected]> wrote: > A footprint can have several 3D models associated with it (confusingly > named 3D Shape Names in the dialog, but never mind that). > > What is the purpose of this? > > Is it so that library devs can add different formats and the renderer will > choose the first it has a plugin for? > > If so, we need to say that in the UI. Right now if you add two models, > selecting between them has no effect. (That makes sense if the above is > true and you as a user have figured that out, but is confusing as all heck > otherwise.) > > But that also means you might want to order them (so that a preferred one > will be selected over a fall-back if both plugins are available), no? > > Or is it for some other reason entirely? > > Thanks, > Jeff. > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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