From my point of view, in the process of schematic design, PCB layout, documentation generation and manufacturing, these three fields are essential:
- Reference
- Value
- Footprint
However, since the beginning of kicad, the Datasheet field is also considered mandatory. Now in version v8 a new field appears that cannot be deleted (Description).
Why are these last two fields mandatory?
Why aren’t users given the option to add them (or not) to the design?
