Greg Walker 

Every time I do a major upgrade to #kicad I always have a problem. Mostly, it's just because I forget to re-add my custom library but upgrading from 9 to 10 has caused loads of problems with older projects.

I just add the KICAD{OLDVER}_3DMODEL_DIR to the path. with V10 this doesn't work so my older boards lose their 3D models.

I noticed that in version 10, the 3D models are all .step the .wrl files have gone.

I found this on the @kicad github.

https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/work_items/23126

fix in 10.0.2

Missing 3D models caused by outdated wrl model paths (#23126) · Issues · KiCad / KiCad Source Code / kicad · GitLab

Description When loading an older project without updating the footprints (or skipping updating the 3D models when...

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May 4 at 12:55pmWeb
Show threadozeng4d ago
@gregsie @kicad goodo. Hopefully the random PCB editor crashes get fixed too
Show threadGreg Walker 4d ago
@ozeng @kicad
yes, I've experienced this a few times on even simple designs
Show threadozeng3d ago
@gregsie @kicad all my designs are simple 😭😅