Btw, I noticed nets don't get generated when the symbol is missing pins (does not include all the non-connect pins), which i consider to be defective symbols.
On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 10:46 PM, José Ignacio <[email protected]> wrote: > Non-connected pins should each have an unique net to prevent connection to > eachother, either that or a special net that behaves that way. In pcbnew, > pins with no net assigned can be connected to eachother (and that can be an > useful behavior when doing things on pcbnew only). > > On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 9:38 PM, Jon Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> In the current netlisting algorithm, pins with no-connects sometimes >> appear in the netlist, with auto-generated names like Net-(U1-Pad1). >> >> This seems to not always happen, but I haven't investigated why yet, >> since I'm approaching netlisting from a different direction with my new >> connectivity algorithm. In my algorithm, a pin with a no-connect attached >> will never generate an entry in the netlist. >> >> Is there some reason we should be including these pins on the netlist? >> It seems like if they are marked as no-connects and don't actually connect >> to anything, we shouldn't be forwarding them to the layout. >> >> -Jon >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >
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