skill

Fp3dView — Footprint Pad 3D Viewer

Unreviewed

by Kyle Bergstedt

Interactive 3D viewer that displays KiCad .kicad_mod footprint pad geometry as extruded copper pads with outlines, labels, measurements, and a datasheet-style land pattern overlay in the Gallia Viewer

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skill / fp3d-viewer
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What It Does

Fp3dView reads a KiCad .kicad_mod footprint file and renders the pad geometry as interactive 3D copper pads in the Gallia Viewer (Hydrogen) using Babylon.js.

Key Features

  • Extruded copper pads with accurate shapes (rect, roundrect, oval, circle)
  • Blue pad outlines at z=0 for clear 2D reference
  • Pad number and name labels — auto-generated positional names (L1–L4, R1–R4, EP) or custom
  • Measurements overlay — per-pad table with dimensions, pitch, and overall extents
  • Land pattern overlay — green F.Fab body outline + dimension annotations (overall width, pad width/height, pitch, center-to-center span)
  • 10 toolbar toggles for every visual layer
  • Self-test mode for automated verification

Supported Package Formats

Format Typical Packages F.Fab Body Outline
SMD gull-wing SOIC, TSSOP, QFP fp_poly
SMD passives 0805, 0603, 0402 fp_rect
Through-hole DIP, SIP fp_line chain

Toolbar Toggles

Button Feature Default
Zoom-to-fit Reset camera —
Outlines Blue pad outlines ON
# Pad number labels ON
N Pad name labels (cyan) OFF
2D mesh Earcut triangulation OFF
Copper Extruded 3D copper ON
Ground Ground plane OFF
Axes XYZ axis indicator ON
mm Measurements panel OFF
IC icon Land pattern overlay OFF

When to Use This vs Other Viewers

Viewer Best For
Fp3dView (this) Pad geometry inspection, copper shapes, dimensions, land pattern
FpView Full footprint preview with silk, courtyard, fab layer
3dView Full 3D model with IC body, markings, substrate
LibView Complete library review: symbol + footprint + 3D

Usage

node /home/adom/gallia/viewer/fp-to-3d.js <path-to-.kicad_mod> [--test]