missing modules - cant find KISYS3DMOD

[SpeedrunnerG55]

I configured the 3d folder to use the folder that is in the kicad paths, and yet it can not find any of the 3d modules

when I try to import my PCB

I am using freecad 0.20.29177

OS: Ubuntu Core 20 (ubuntu-communitheme:ubuntu:GNOME/ubuntu-communitheme-xorg)
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.20.29177 (Git) Snap 161
Build type: Release
Branch: tag: 0.20
Hash: 68e337670e227889217652ddac593c93b5e8dc94
Python 3.8.10, Qt 5.15.3, Coin 4.0.0, Vtk 7.1.1, OCC 7.6.2
Locale: English/United States (en_US)
Installed mods: 
  * kicadStepUpMod 10.14.5

with KiCad

Application: KiCad 6.0.7

Version: 6.0.7-f9a2dced07~116~ubuntu20.04.1, release build

Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
    libcurl/7.68.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1f zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.7 libidn2/2.2.0 libpsl/0.21.0 (+libidn2/2.2.0) libssh/0.9.3/openssl/zlib nghttp2/1.40.0 librtmp/2.3

Platform: Linux 5.4.0-124-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK, ubuntu-communitheme-xorg, x11

Build Info:
    Date: Jul 26 2022 19:32:41
    wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 3.24
    Boost: 1.71.0
    OCC: 7.5.2
    Curl: 7.84.0
    ngspice: 36
    Compiler: GCC 9.4.0 with C++ ABI 1013

Build settings:
    KICAD_USE_OCC=ON
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

[easyw]

@SpeedrunnerG55 are you using FreeCAD as Flatpack or Snap? You may be interested in this issue https://github.com/easyw/kicadStepUpMod/issues/140 to debug your

If you are on Flatpack or Snap, it seems an issue related to sandbox

Flatpack is sandboxed and usually can’t write to certain areas of the filesystem.

Here a similar discussion for KiCAD Snap https://forum.kicad.info/t/kicad6-0-doesnt-show-my-linux-folders-solved/37164

May be we should report FreeCAD Flatpack maintainers that FC Flat is not able even to read in some area of the filesystem

[SpeedrunnerG55]

I believe im using the Snap install and not the flatpack I just installed freecad using the ubuntu software center. should I reinstall with apt?

[easyw]

@SpeedrunnerG55 you could:

• uninstall snap
• use FreeCAD AppImage (as it is the suggested method by the developers) or
• keep snap
• use sudo mount bind to bind the /usr/share/kicad/3dmodels to a folder in your home path as suggested here or
• uninstall snap
• install FreeCAD using sudo apt-get install freecad

Still there is an issue in FC Snap package that the packagers should fix...

[luzpaz]

Please open an issue referencing this one in the FreeCAD-snap repo. TIA

[easyw]

@SpeedrunnerG55 @luzpaz I'm going to add some tips on Snap and Flatpackage on how to workaround this issue using the 'bind' option

[Knochi]

@SpeedrunnerG55 @luzpaz I'm going to add some tips on Snap and Flatpackage on how to workaround this issue using the 'bind' option

Can i find this tips somewhere?