Component Not Showing in 3D View

Discussion:

Robert

2012-08-10 16:55:30 UTC

I have three instances of a module I've just created on one board.
None of the instances is being displayed in the 3D view. The entire
module is missing, including the pads. Does anyone have any
suggestions please as to how to make it visible again? All other
modules are visible, and I've checked the module in the library for
obvious corruption. I've even tried deleting it from the library and
adding it again.

Regards,

Robert.
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Robert

2012-08-10 17:01:28 UTC

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I should add that it displays OK in 3D in the module editor, just not in
the 3D view of the whole board.

Post by Robert
I have three instances of a module I've just created on one board.
None of the instances is being displayed in the 3D view. The entire
module is missing, including the pads. Does anyone have any
suggestions please as to how to make it visible again? All other
modules are visible, and I've checked the module in the library for
obvious corruption. I've even tried deleting it from the library and
adding it again.
Regards,
Robert.

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Kaspar Bumke

2012-08-10 17:09:14 UTC

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For the 3D view your .mod will have an associated .wrl file. Maybe
something is going wrong with your paths. Could you paste your .mod file?

Robert

2012-08-10 19:31:02 UTC

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It's not the WRL file. It makes no difference whether I have a WRL
file associated or not, the pads remain invisible in the PCBNew 3D
viewer but not in the Module Editor 3D view. If I do have a .WRL file
associated the 3D model shows the exact same same behaviour as the pads.

I've attached the .mod file, which will probably get saved somewhere and
linked to.

Regards,

Robert.

Post by Kaspar Bumke
For the 3D view your .mod will have an associated .wrl file. Maybe
something is going wrong with your paths. Could you paste your .mod file?
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Kaspar Bumke

2012-08-10 21:53:51 UTC

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I can see that there is a big mix of different paths to wrl files, some
Unix style paths to wrls that come with KiCad and some Windows style ones
to your custom wrls.

But from your description of the problem I wouldn't guess that this is the
cause either.

I can see the pads for _all_ components in your library in the 3D view
"module viewer" in PCBNew, do they show up for you there?

Robert

2012-08-11 07:53:51 UTC

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Yes, they show up in the module viewer. In the board editor part of
PCBNew everything shows up on the board in 3D view except one module,
HARWIN_S1741R. There are three instances of this on the board, and
none of them is visible, not even the pads. I've tried deleting the
three instances and re-reading the netlist, but it makes no difference,
so I can only think something in the module is making PCBNew choke.

Regarding the mix of path styles, that's just what kicad has elected to
use. However, it's not the WRL file that is causing the problem as
even if I remove the 3D model from this module I still can't see the
pads in the board editor 3D view.

Regards,

Robert.

Post by Kaspar Bumke
I can see that there is a big mix of different paths to wrl files, some
Unix style paths to wrls that come with KiCad and some Windows style ones
to your custom wrls.
But from your description of the problem I wouldn't guess that this is the
cause either.
I can see the pads for _all_ components in your library in the 3D view
"module viewer" in PCBNew, do they show up for you there?
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Robert

2012-08-11 08:14:06 UTC

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Found it! Don't ask me why (because I don't know), but another module
was causing the problem. I reloaded it from the library, and suddenly
the three instances of HARWIN_S1741R appeared. It's still a complete
mystery, but at least it seems OK now. I can only assume the module I
replaced was corrupted somehow in the .brd file, though why it had the
effect it had is anybody's guess. The module causing the trouble was
the only other module I had changed since things went awry (though it
looked OK in the 3D view), which is why I chose it for reloading.

Incidentally, even flipping the HARWIN_S1741R instances to the other
side of the board didn't make them appear. Weird.

Thanks for taking a look.

Regards,

Robert.

Post by Robert
Yes, they show up in the module viewer. In the board editor part of
PCBNew everything shows up on the board in 3D view except one module,
HARWIN_S1741R. There are three instances of this on the board, and
none of them is visible, not even the pads. I've tried deleting the
three instances and re-reading the netlist, but it makes no difference,
so I can only think something in the module is making PCBNew choke.
Regarding the mix of path styles, that's just what kicad has elected to
use. However, it's not the WRL file that is causing the problem as
even if I remove the 3D model from this module I still can't see the
pads in the board editor 3D view.
Regards,
Robert.