With the rapid changes in the kicad footprint libraries there is a chance that people will have trouble with using the demo projects such as pic_demo and video. When (if?) the initial 3D refactor code is merged the new 3d model resolver will make it possible to update these demo projects so that all the required models are within the project directory. Some advantages I see to this are:
1. demo projects are self-contained; they are not hostage to changes in the online libraries and users do not have to make configuration changes or download other files. 2. in the pic_demo project especially, we can replace many of the models with models from my kicad_3d_models project (color coded resistors, glass encased DO-35 diodes, better DIP models). 3. we can also include my example scripts to generate IDF component outline files and the IDF Export feature will hopefully receive more attention; the preview of the IDF outlines will be very helpful to IDF users. I had produced IDF outlines for the pic_demo and video projects but without the new 3D model resolver it was not possible to introduce these models to the demo projects in a sensible way. Any comments on the idea of making these demo projects self-contained? - Cirilo
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