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> > I agree, refdes is good choice.
> 
> Note that giving refdes this special meaning, means that gate swapping
> (or sharing, across heirarchy instances) between packages is no longer
> an option.  Is that a reasonable compromise?

That's a collision. Ideally all symbols ending up in the same footprint should have the same refdes. I would say the naming scheme for hierarchy does not fit for this case and I can't figure out how to get a good solution.


Nicklas Karlsson