Hi Wayne, No, it would need to be saved in the file. Think of it as Units for 3D models: for instance you might have 30mm, 35mm and 40mm tall capacitors all assigned to the single 20mm diameter 7.5mm pitch footprint.
Cheers, Jeff. > On 14 Mar 2019, at 13:38, Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Jeff, > > I haven't looked at Oliver's patch so I'm flying blind here. My > question is why does this require a board change. Is this a state we > really need to save in the board file or could it be some 3D viewer > visibility state option saved in a config file? I would prefer the > latter if possible. I guess I don't understand the purpose of this. > > Cheers, > > Wayne > > On 3/14/2019 6:44 AM, Jeff Young wrote: >> @Wayne, this builds on top of my m_Preview addition so I’m happy to >> review it and merge it after Oliver re-bases. But where do we stand on >> PCBNew file format changes for 6.0? (There are also some hold-overs I >> have from 5.1; namely storing defined diff pair dimensions and the >> courtyard DRC settings in the files. >> >>> On 14 Mar 2019, at 08:30, Oliver Walters >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> <mailto:[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: >>> >>> This has gone unresolved for a while now - if I put in some effort to >>> rebase this, is there any likelihood it will be accepted? >>> >>> This patchset does involve a file format change to the PCB file but it >>> is backwards compatible and introduces a useful new feature. >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 11:27 PM Oliver Walters >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> <mailto:[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: >>> >>> The attached patchset expands on the "Preview" checkbox in the 3D >>> model tab in the footprint editor. >>> >>> This "Preview" option currently only applies to the preview >>> window. However if the user wishes to disable display of a given >>> 3D model in the PCB renderer they must delete the 3D model from >>> the footprint entirely. >>> >>> The new patchset does the following: >>> >>> 1) The state of the m_Preview parameter for each 3D model is >>> observed in the various 3D renderers and exporters >>> >>> 2) The m_Preview parameter is saved to file (both .kicad_mod and >>> .kicad_pcb) >>> >>> With regard to file saving, if the 3D model is "enabled" (default >>> state) then the file is unchanged making this change largely >>> backwards compatible. If the 3D model is disabled, then the >>> keyword "(disabled)" is added to the file. >>> >>> You can now quickly toggle 3D models on/off on an individual basis >>> and this is statefully saved between sessions. >>> >>> Patch-set is rebased and compiled >>> from b445b0fab28f7dd41273801d06d7705215c57c0f >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> <mailto:[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>> <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> >> Post to : [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > Post to : [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp>
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