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> On Aug 7, 2017, at 10:15 AM, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
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> Assigning net attributes to pins/pads is no longer considered "best
> practice" for various reasons. There are a few cases where it makes
> sense, but not in general.
In gschem, they are useful in graphical symbols representing global =
connections like power rails. They are also useful in scripts generating =
non-graphical connections: see =
http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/john_doty/tools/pins2gsch.html =
<http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/john_doty/tools/pins2gsch.html>.
John Doty Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
http://www.noqsi.com/
jpd AT noqsi DOT com
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class=3D"">On Aug 7, 2017, at 10:15 AM, DJ Delorie <<a =
href=3D"mailto:dj AT delorie DOT com" class=3D"">dj AT delorie DOT com</a>> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><span =
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display: inline !important;" class=3D"">Assigning net attributes to =
pins/pads is no longer considered "best</span><br style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
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display: inline !important;" class=3D"">practice" for various reasons. =
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general.</span></div></blockquote><br class=3D""></div><div>In gschem, =
they are useful in graphical symbols representing global connections =
like power rails. They are also useful in scripts generating =
non-graphical connections: see <a =
href=3D"http://www.gedasymbols.org/user/john_doty/tools/pins2gsch.html" =
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