Automatic annotation with more components in a package

Schematic
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Hi,

I am completely new to KicCad.
In my first design, I have several parts where there are more units in the same package. I can place these units(A, B, C, etc.), but when I clear all annotations and then annotates again it annotate according to the placement in the schematic and not the units that belong together.
So now I have to manually combine the units I want in the same package or?

Thank you.

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FYI, the KiCad term for “component” inside a package is unit. Yes, manual editing of designator numbers and unit ids will be required, as automatic annotation has no idea how the units are grouped on the PCB, and schematic symbol position often doesn’t correlate to PCB footprint position.

I’ll leave it to others to suggest ways of easing the annotation task. Don’t forget to place the power unit as well. And do an ERC to check that you have placed all packages and units.

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I would just avoid the Clear Annotation button all together.

If you want new numbers to your symbols, select the “Reset existing annotations”. In my experience it will renumber the symbols but keep the units combined as they are.

I don’t really see a use case for the Clear Annotation button. I’d like to see some warning when pressing it, that the link between the units might break.