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BUG in v 6.3.0 : nets don't always connect - animated GIF to demonstrate (Eagle v6.3.0 Pro)

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Hello CadSoft (and the community),

 

I believe I have found a bug in the schematic editor (version 6.3.0). Please see this animated gif which demonstrates a problem we have encountered with the schematic editor. Please note all items are perfectly on grid.

 

When moving a device onto an drawn net, the connection is made (CORRECT!)

- HOWEVER -

When moving a net onto a device, the connection is *not* made (BUG?)

 

I really hope somebody from CadSoft can't comment on this behavior - and whether it is intentional. We are not used to this - because other editors (eg. simulation software such as LTSpice) properly make the connection.

 

Thanks!

 

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    On 13/11/12 21:00, B Mac wrote:

    Hello CadSoft (and the community),

     

    I believe I have found a bug in the schematic editor (version 6.3.0). Please see this animated gif which demonstrates a problem we have encountered with the schematic editor. Please note all items are perfectly on grid.

     

    When moving a device onto an drawn net, the connection is made (CORRECT!)

    - HOWEVER -

    When moving a net onto a device, the connection is not made (BUG?)

     

     

    Not a bug. This is just how it has always been with Eagle. You get used

    to it fairly quickly.

     

    Cheers,

    Rob

     

  • 0 in reply to Former Member

    I just read about that recently - I thought it was in the V6 tutorial, but

    I can't find it now.  I do remember reading though that the operation was

    not symmetrical.

     

    mikey

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  • 0 in reply to Former Member

    OK, found the statement I was looking for - see page 38 of the version 6.3

    tutorial from Cadsoft - it says next to the "Move" Icon -

    "No electrical connection will be generated if you MOVE a net line over a

    pin.

    On the other hand: if you move a pin over another pin or over a net line,

    an

    electrical connection will be generated, and a net line will be attached to

    the

    pin when the component is moved further. Remember the UNDO command if

    you want to detach the net line."

     

    mikey

     

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  • 0 in reply to Former Member

    Rob Pearce : "Not a bug. This is just how it has always been with Eagle. You get used to it fairly quickly. "

    Mike Fields : "OK, found the statement I was looking for - see page 38 of the version 6.3."

     

    Hi Guys, thank you for your replies. So this is not a bug. I was afraid somebody might say that. Can anybody think of a single decent justification for this? Just trying to wrap my head around why this is so...

     

    Should I bother submitting a feature request, or just pipe-down and live with it?