Yikes. That’s probably beyond a couple of help strings in the UI. Perhaps I’ll just de-emphasize the multiple-models part of it for users who don’t need this.
Thanks for the explanation. Cheers, Jeff. > On 30 Mar 2018, at 23:13, Nick Østergaard <oe.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Den lør. 31. mar. 2018 00.02 skrev Jeff Young <j...@rokeby.ie > <mailto:j...@rokeby.ie>>: > 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? > > No > > 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? > > Sometimes you would like to add myltiple models to a footprint. > > There is a subtle but important feature. It will render a wrl model over a > step file, because users with wrl models use them for more control over > surface properties, but will still be able to export a step assembly if the > model exists with the same name as the wrl, but just with the stp extension. > See Maurices freecad script tool. > > On that, I don't really think we need to do much in the GUI other that what > is done now. > > One feature that is a bit wonky is the preview when browsing for a model. It > is not a standard opem file dialog because it was not possible to add the > preview pane in wx on all platforms to the native file selector. It was > decided to have the one we have now for cross platform consistency. > > > Thanks, > Jeff. > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > <mailto:kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> > 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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