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[Tomasz Wlostowski <tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx>]

On 01/08/2014 04:39 PM, jp charras wrote:

> Tracks do not store the net name but just the net code, because they are
> expected to be connected to pads which store this info.
> (this is the reason tracks and vias not connected to a pad lose their
> net after loading a board, or reading a netlist)
> Therefore, after loading a board, or reading a netlist, the track net
> code should be initialized, but you have to store this net name in pads.
> (Of course, one can use an other way to store net names, and an other
> way to calculate net codes)

Hi Jean-Pierre,

I see another point in modifying the net assignment mechanism. If we 
allow tracks/vias to retain net names and propagate them from the pads 
only when the schematic netlist has changed (not every time the board is 
loaded), it would also fix the infamous zone stitching issue...

Regards,
Tom