Remove Val** in KiCad output

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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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Fredric Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Active User Joined: 20 Jun 2013 Status: Offline Points: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote Fredric Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Remove Val in KiCad output** 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.



Tom H Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 05 Jan 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 5875	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tom H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply 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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Fredric Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Active User Joined: 20 Jun 2013 Status: Offline Points: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote Fredric Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Sep 2025 at 4:32am
	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? :)

Jeff.M Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 May 2012 Location: San Diego Status: Offline Points: 484	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jeff.M Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 3 hours 38 minutes ago at 11:12am
	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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