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[Chris Pavlina <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx>]

You're doing it the wrong way around - if the documentation suggests doing it
this way, it should probably be changed.

First, place the hierarchical labels _inside_ the sheets (not the sheet symbols
- switch to that sheet and place them) using the "Place a hierarchical label"
button directly under the global label button.

Then, go back to the parent sheet, and use "Place hierarchical pin imported
from the corresponding hierarchical label" (two above graphic lines) to import
them.

In the future, this might be the sort of question best posted to the users
list, in many cases this might have gone ignored.

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/kicad-users/info

-- 
Chris

On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 02:29:35PM +0100, André S. wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> currently I started a new project.
> The project is quite complex with about 10 hierarchical sheets.
> I wanted to develop the hierarchy first with which connection goes from what
> block, what is the best partitioning for the design, etc.
> 
> Today I placed in the parent schematic some hierarchical pins/labels on the
> sheets via the "place hierarchical pin in sheet" tool.(the one above "place
> graphic lines or polygons" tool).
> The manual for Eeschema explicitly states on this tool (section 2.9):
> /"Place hierarchical label in a subsheet symbol. This is placed by name and
> does not require the label to already exist in the subsheet itself."/
> 
> But how do I go from there?
> It seems there is one missing feature "Import hiearchical pins into
> schematic".
> What should it do?
> Provide a way to look up what hierarchical pins are present on the connected
> sheet in the parent schematic for this schematic and import them into the
> actual schematic as hierarchical labels.
> 
> Was this ever present? Or why would the "place hierarchical pin in sheet"
> tool exist, when there is no way to work from there? The manual also gives
> no hint on this.
> 
> Because if there is a label in the actual schematic it gets to the sheet
> symbol by the "import sheet pins" command or alternatively by the "place
> hierarchical pin imported from the correspondig hierarchical label" tool.
> 
> The only way to work around this today is to manually place a label with the
> same name as the already placed "pin".
> 
> Any comments on this? Is this a planned feature? Is it an artifact from some
> old version?
> 
> Best Regards,
>   André

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