Footprints reference missing 3D model files
Footprints point to 3D model files that were never added to the library or were removed from it.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
6 public reports · first reported 24 April 2018 · last reported 29 July 2025
What's going wrong
Engineers who design circuit boards with KiCad regularly find that a footprint refers to a 3D model file that does not exist in the shared library.
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