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Subject: Re: [geda-user] parts of a device to different (schematic) subsheets
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Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2012 08:41:47 -0600
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On Aug 5, 2012, at 5:42 AM, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:

> Charles Lepple <clepple AT gmail DOT com> schrieb am  4. August 2012:
> 
>> I forget whether you give each sub-symbol a footprint attribute, or
>> whether you only need that on one of them.
> 
> Just one footprint attribute is needed. On netlist generation gnetlist
> will issue warnings. This is supposed to alert you for possible
> conflicts. Unfortunately, the heuristics to issue the warnings is a
> bit overly cautious in this case. However, the correct footprint will
> be placed in pcb layout anyway.

Depends on which gnetlist version you're using. 1.6 users will find that unless you have identical footprints for all instances, it's a bit difficult to predict what you'll get.

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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