From 51023a1ae45782b9d11c01c4600afffa34da11fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Young <jeff@rokeby.ie>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:00:30 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Make sure imported graphics layer is visible.

Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/16642

(partially cherry picked from commit 57315dd6253c43bc58b9d06b550939d7feb94d3a)
---
 pcbnew/tools/drawing_tool.cpp | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pcbnew/tools/drawing_tool.cpp b/pcbnew/tools/drawing_tool.cpp
index b6cd275aac..7b2ec3e546 100644
--- a/pcbnew/tools/drawing_tool.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/tools/drawing_tool.cpp
@@ -1604,6 +1604,12 @@ int DRAWING_TOOL::PlaceImportedGraphics( const TOOL_EVENT& aEvent )
 
     layer = newItems.front()->GetLayer();
 
+    if( !m_view->IsLayerVisible( layer ) )
+    {
+        m_frame->GetAppearancePanel()->SetLayerVisible( layer, true );
+        m_frame->GetCanvas()->Refresh();
+    }
+
     m_view->Add( &preview );
 
     // Clear the current selection then select the drawings so that edit tools work on them