Not working with Kicad 7.0

[tionebrr]

Hello dear dev,
Currently not working with kicad 7.0.
Any plan to update ?

[MitjaNemec]

Can you please provide more details. Did you get any error message? If you did, what message you've got? Which version of the plugin you've got installed? What is your OS version.

[eewiz]

Not working for me either.
Windows 10, KiCad 7.0.
Version 1.2.8 of the Place Footprints plugin in Plugin and Content Manager.
Just installed KiCad 7.0 which starts out with no plugins installed.
Your install button is grayed out.
Can't install Place Footprints plugin.

Same issue with Archive 3D Models v1.0.5, Install button is grayed out.

For both plugins there is a functional install button in the right-hand pane which produces the error message
"This package version is incompatible with your kicad version or platform."

All for now

[MitjaNemec]

Thanks for the report.

I've tested the plugin with 6.99 a month or two ago and it worked, but now it fails.

Besides metadata issue, preventing the plugin to be installed, there are some changes to be done.

It will take a week or two before I find the time to work on this

[tionebrr]

Thanks for the detailed report @eewiz, and thanks for your time @MitjaNemec . I really like your plugins.

[MitjaNemec]

I've just released plugin version 2.0.0 which should work with KiCad V7

[Martinnnnnnnnnnn]

Just installed 2.0.0, does not work with KiCad 7.
"Fatal error when restoring layout".
Application: KiCad PCB Editor x64 on x64

Version: (7.0.0), release build

Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.2.1
FreeType 2.12.1
HarfBuzz 5.0.1
FontConfig 2.14.1
libcurl/7.83.1-DEV Schannel zlib/1.2.13

Platform: Windows 10 (build 19045), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW

Build Info:
Date: Feb 12 2023 01:35:19
wxWidgets: 3.2.1 (wchar_t,wx containers)
Boost: 1.80.0
OCC: 7.6.2
Curl: 7.83.1-DEV
ngspice: 39
Compiler: Visual C++ 1934 without C++ ABI

Build settings:
KICAD_SPICE=ON

[MitjaNemec]

Thanks for reporting this. Is it possible for you to attache the place_footprints.log file, which should be in the project folder?

[Martinnnnnnnnnnn]

Sure... but where is the project folder?

[MitjaNemec]

the folder where you project is located

[MitjaNemec]

If you think that I could have named this better don't hold back. I am the first one to acknowledge that UX could/should be improved

[Martinnnnnnnnnnn]

I see... I wondered where the plugin data was...
place_footprints.log

[Martinnnnnnnnnnn]

I can also upload the project, nothing secret.

[MitjaNemec]

Please do

[Martinnnnnnnnnnn]

VecSchalt.zip
Here you go. Thanks btw for the fantastic replicate layout - this design is structured (2 levels hierarchy) so do an automated matrix placement using replicate layout. Unfortunately, the first step (place footprints) does not work.

[MitjaNemec]

The fix should be in 2.0.1. You can install it from file or wait a day or so when it should be available via PCM.

I'd appreciate the confirmation from your side