Remove Val** in KiCad output
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Category: PCB Footprint Expert
Forum Name: Product Suggestions
Forum Description: request new features
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Printed Date: 26 Oct 2025 at 5:42pm
Topic: Remove Val** in KiCad output
Posted By: Fredric
Subject: Remove Val** in KiCad output
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2025 at 1:40am
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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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Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2025 at 7:39am
Go to 'Tools > Options > Drafting > Silkscreen > All Density Levels > Add Value to Footprint > Uncheck it'
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Posted By: Fredric
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2025 at 4:32am
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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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Posted By: Jeff.M
Date Posted: 22 Sep 2025 at 11:12am
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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. ------------- Stay connected - follow us! https://twitter.com/PCBLibraries" rel="nofollow - X - http://www.linkedin.com/company/pcb-libraries-inc-/" rel="nofollow - LinkedIn |
Posted By: tgrodnicki
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2025 at 1:26am
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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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