Error in reading netlist

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How does KiCad know which symbol pin represents which pad of the footprint?

KiCad needs to know which pin of the symbol represents which footprint pad when creating the connectivity information of the board. See also: What is the difference between footprints and symbols? The identification is done with the help of the symbols pin numbers and footprints pad numbers. These must agree with each other. (Every symbol pin must have at least one footprint pad where the symbol pin number is the same as the footprint pad number.) This is easier to see in an example: [exampl…