Kicad 3d Model. Navigate to the subdirectory in which the 3d model is stored select the file you desire and hit ok. This might not be right for every user.
In the pcb editor select the footprint you wanted to add the 3d model right click on the footprint and select properties. Once you ve created your schematic and converted it to a pcb you can choose view 3d viewer and as long as you ve got standard components then you ll see a 3d model. Kicad 4 x releases come with local symbol and 3d model libraries included.
However i had one component a the 32 768khz ab38t crystal that was missing a 3d model.
To import 3d model in kicad. This selection associates the wrl file with the footprint. Once you ve created your schematic and converted it to a pcb you can choose view 3d viewer and as long as you ve got standard components then you ll see a 3d model. They are setup to use on demand download from github via the github plugin.
