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    Posted: 10 Sep 2025 at 1:40am
Is there any setting to stop the Val** text on F.Fab layer to be created in KiCad output footprints?

In older version of KiCad I believe that Val** was mandatory, but this is not true any longer.
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Go to 'Tools > Options > Drafting > Silkscreen > All Density Levels > Add Value to Footprint > Uncheck it'


 
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Thank you Tom.
I had already tried that but I didn´t work. Or I thought it didn´t work.
Now I have looked more carful at the output and I understand what is happening.

The generated file does indeed not include Value. but when KiCad opens the footprint and Value is missing then it adds it because Value (and Reference) must exist.
What need to be done if Value is disabled, is to set Value to hidden in the output file. The same goes for Reference.

So maybe this is almost to consider a bug? Or feature request? :)
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The FPE Drafting options to create (or not) silkscreen and assembly text works as designed. I suspect that the Kicad ‘Hide’ command is there simply to keep those text values from obscuring the view only and not to remove or prevent them in the footprint.

As such, your feature would more rightly be a request for the Kicad translator only and we will consider it if there is enough enthusiasm the option.
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The announcement for the latest pre-release version V25.10, 9/22/2025 (which reports itself as 9/21/2025) states that 'Hide' has been added to the KiCad script.

I couldn't find this in the translator window, nor any script file that would handle the generated footprint.

Can you tell me what to do to hide the Value field?
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