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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

Kristoffer, does the locking of footprints in pcbnew not serve this
purpose good enough?

2017-01-11 15:46 GMT+01:00 Kristoffer <kristofferodmark90@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Every kind of dialog is quickly going to become annoying, the components
> needs to be marked in some way. Maybe if one could identify which components
> was added in pcbnew, and which was imported from eeschema?
>
> This would not break anyone of our workflows.
>
>
> On 01/11/2017 03:39 PM, jp charras wrote:
>>
>> Le 11/01/2017 à 14:55, Kristoffer Ödmark a écrit :
>>>
>>> I was the one suggesting that, and I would also suggest that every extra
>>> component/footprint that
>>> does not have the "virtual" attribute should be removed if there is not a
>>> matching schematic symbol,
>>> so that an extra resistor would be removed, but an extra mounting hole
>>> with the virtual tag would be
>>> kept.
>>
>>
>> Virtual tag is just to avoid the component put in BOM.
>>
>> A typical virtual component is a edge-connector card and some microwave
>> components which are only a
>> drawing on the board.
>> The footprint itself is similar to other footprints (but usually has no 3D
>> symbol)
>>
>> For me I am not sure the "right way" exists.
>> (In my designs I always put a schematic symbol for each footprint,
>> especially mounting holes)
>> Perhaps an option similar to options existing in import netlist dialog.
>> Or, better, like in Altium, a dialog to validate footprints which will be
>> removed or changed.
>>
>> Note: locked footprints are not removed.
>> Basically, mounting holes (like any mechanical footprint) should be always
>> *locked* in a good design.
>>
>>>
>>>  -Kristoffer
>>> On 2017-01-11 14:00, Maciej Sumiński wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Someone on #kicad has noticed that "Perform PCB update" removes
>>>> components that were placed only in pcbnew without a schematic symbol
>>>> counterpart assigned. It works as if "delete extra footprints" option
>>>> was always enabled when reading a netlist. The drawback is it removes
>>>> logos, mounting holes, etc. that were placed at later stage.
>>>>
>>>> What is the right way to perform a PCB update? Shall we keep components
>>>> with empty schematic sheet path (i.e. placed in pcbnew) or force users
>>>> to maintain component & footprint links?
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Orson
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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