Component moved after renaming. Is this a Bug?

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I had already routed some components on the PCB, when I decided to rename
a trimmer.
So i changed the name in the circuit diagram, and then I went back to PCB and
updated it,

But the component in question was moved from its location and placed in the top corner. I also had locked that component before renaming.

Is this a Bug.

Regards

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I’m not sure if you changed reference or value.
Someone can understand reference as symbol name and someone can understand that BC847B is the transistor name and it can be changed to BC847C - different name.

If you changed reference and updated PCB with checked flag “Re-link footprints to schematic symbols on their reference designators” the symbol having new designator should be (at least I think so) for KiCad a new element (even having the same timestamp as you didn’t changed it) so KiCad should delete the old one and insert the new one (no relation to the old one).

If you changed reference and updated without that flag being set then I think it is a bug.

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Thank you for the reply.
Yes you are right the flag was set.
I misunderstood the meaning of it.
Thank you very much.
Regards

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