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[Andy Peters <devel@xxxxxxxxx>]

> On Apr 2, 2015, at 1:20 PM, Piotr Esden-Tempski <piotr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On Apr 2, 2015, at 1:16 PM, Piotr Esden-Tempski <piotr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On Apr 2, 2015, at 12:45 PM, Tomasz Wlostowski <tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On 02.04.2015 21:17, Piotr Esden-Tempski wrote:
>>>> Hi Maciek,
>>>> 
>>>> I just tested it a bit more. The behaviour of the ratsnest is a bit
>>>> confusing here. Let me describe it with the steps I took and what I
>>>> observed. These are steps on a completely new pcb.
>>>> 
>>>> * open pcbnew (leave in default mode)
>>>> * Read netlist
>>>> * Spread out All Footprints (Ratsnest wires are visible)
>>>> * Switch to OpenGL view (Footprints are still visible but no ratsnest
>>>> wires)
>>>> * Move a part around (Ratsnest wires of that particular part appear)
>>>> * Switch back to default view and to OpenGL again (the ratsnest wires
>>>> that were not visible in OpenGL are still invisible and the ones that I
>>>> made appear by moving a part around are still there)
>>>> * Save pcb file and exit pcbnew
>>>> * Reopen pcbnew with the newly created board file
>>>> * Switch to OpenGL view (All ratsnest wires are visible)
>>>> 
>>>> Additionally to all that, at the step where I move the parts around in
>>>> the OpenGL mode, additional ratsnest wires are being drawn to the origin
>>>> of the canvas. They are gone after reloading the pcb file.
>>> 
>>> Hi Piotr,
>>> 
>>> Can you take a screenshot of the last point?^^
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Tom
>> 
>> Hi Tom,
>> 
>> Here you go. :)
>> 
>> It is bit difficult to show with a single screenshot, as it changes while dragging parts around. I think it still considers some parts being in the center of the drawing? If you need more information I can try to record a short screencast to illustrate the issue better. :)
> 
> One more thing. I just realized, it is not the origin. It is the position where the parts were before I used the spread function…

Again, just as a data point, I am seeing exactly what Piotr is seeing.

-a