It is possible, if a little convoluted.

If you add a custom (USER) text item with the value "%R", it gets replaced
with the refdes value of the part.

On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 10:13 AM, Jan Krieger <j...@jkrieger.de> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Regarding the refdes, I would suggest that it should be required on BOTH
>> the Fab and Silk layers, with the following conditions:
>>
>> 1. refdes on Fab layer should be placed in a central position such that
>> it is "inside" the footprint
>> 2. refdes on Silk layer should be placed such that it is visible after
>> the component has been placed on the PCB
>>
>
> is that even possible with KiCAD? I can only set ONE layer for thze REFDES
> in the lib editor ...
>
> cu
> JAN
>
>
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