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[Kristoffer Ödmark <kristofferodmark90@xxxxxxxxx>]

Honestly I think the invisible pins are supposed to work exactly as they 
are, that they should be able to connect, otherwise there are the "no 
connect" - pin type or the option of just removing the pin from the 
symbol altogether.

- Kristoffer


On 02/07/2017 10:02 AM, Oliver Walters wrote:
> Kristoffer this is good feedback. I did not expect this to get pushed
> straight away, and perhaps there is a way forward that won't break
> schematics.
>
> Relying on implicit connected that is *not* displayed on the schematic
> seems like a very bad idea to me.
>
> I appreciate your use case (I currently have a few symbols that do that
> too).
>
> On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 7:57 PM, Kristoffer Ödmark
> <kristofferodmark90@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:kristofferodmark90@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     This seems dangerous, I have seen a few design where there are 5-10
>     pins hidden under the same pin, excpecting them to be connected.
>
>     I would rather this hidden connections were indicated in some way,
>     this change disconnects lines and might break some users
>     footprints-symbols connection.
>
>     - Kristoffer
>
>
>     On 02/07/2017 09:47 AM, Oliver Walters wrote:
>
>         Hi all,
>
>         The attached patch prevents invisible pins from being connected
>         using
>         the wire tool in eeschema.
>
>         a) If you connect a wire endpoint to the same position as a pin
>         endpoint, they are NOT connected visually
>         b) Wires and insivible pins are also ignored during netlist creation
>         c) This does not affect the ability of invisible power-pins to
>         automatically connect to global power labels
>
>         Is the current behavior of connecting invisible pins to wire
>         endpoints
>         desired? Or is it just an aberration?
>
>         If there is a very good reason that pins not visible in the
>         schematic
>         are able to be connected silently?
>
>         before: http://i.imgur.com/3gModvW.png
>
>         after: http://i.imgur.com/r8O7c3Y.png
>
>         (Note the 'dangling' wire-end indication)
>
>         Cheers,
>         Oliver
>
>
>
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