Is that in the PCB editor or the Footprint editor ? You will only see them in the PCB editor.
For example, try this for yourself . . .
I added a resistor to my schematic . . .
. . . and set its properties so it was linked to an 0603 SMD resistor footprint.
Then in the PCB editor I went to Tools > Update PCB from Schematic . .
and the resistor popped into existence with assigned nets.
Your connections are the wrong way round . . . look at an existing symbol for hints . . .
. . . in your schematic you connect to the circles.
No change. I have been at this all day. I will get back at it in the morning when I am fresh. Will trash everything and start again
Hi @kartonman
You can do the same in the Symbol Editor as you did in the Footprint Editor.
Fig 1
Here I placed a 4046 from the 4xxx symbol library into a personal symbol library.
Fig 2
I gave it a new name.
I deleted four pins.
I deleted the cyan colored text (double click & remove text).
I moved around the pins and changed their names and numbers.
I turned all the pins to passive except 1&2 which are power.
Before you go . . . try what I suggested above and report back . . .
I have not yet tried this. I took the early morning to set up kicad 7 and to make symbols and footprints using your dip recommendation. No problems.
I will try you latest in a few hours. I have other work to do for now.
Earlier I tried to add traces to an arduino nano that comes with the template for an arduino nano. The trace will not cross a boundary. Do you have any idea how to fix this.?
Go to Route > Interactive Router Settings . . .
. . . and turn on Highlight Collisions
Then if you try and do something that collides or wont fit you will see why and where . . .
Check your footprint.
I guess that there is a line in the edge cut layer around you footprint that should not be there.
You could hide all the layer, and show only the edge cut layer
Itās a standard footprint from the KiCad libs.
Exactly, but on the template for the arduino nano itās written :
āNote: this template is not a shield. Rather, it is intended for those who want to design a board that has the same footprint as an Arduino Nano.ā
So the template does indeed have a rectangle in the edge cut layer.
I am able to get the trace to cross the boarder when choosing the interactive router setting but the the trace will not connect. I canāt remove the edge cuts if I try to modify the footprint because I get a its read only. If I right click and press either end or f on the keyboard the trace disappears. So where from here. kicad 7
Does something show up in green when you try to make the trace connect ?
EDIT: @bertrand_meneroud is indeed correct, you canāt route past the Edge.Cuts (every day is a school day).
Hi, do the same as every other Kicad footprint and symbol you want to modify.
Put it in a personal library, then you can do whatever you wish with the footprint.
File > Save as > ā¦ you know the drill now 
Nothing shows up. I canāt remove the edge cuts because in the editor is says that it is read only.
Yup, but you can add it to a personal library which will not be read only. @jmk mentions that above . . .
That did not sink in. But let me add a dumb question. Why is there a template that canāt be used right out of the box
There are. But as one who is just learning kicad, I find it misleading to have a template file that is not useable out of the box. I think the template should be changedā¦
Where did you get that footprint from ? Iām struggling to find it . . .
