How to enable magnet pad in eeSchema?

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Hi world :slight_smile:

I’m a regular KiCad user and I’ve just fall into a strange problem :

I’ve add a new module in my local eeschema library but when drawing this module, I’ve used 10mils grid.
Now, I cannot connect any wire to my module since I’m using 100mils grid when creating schematic.

Am I wrong or there isn’t any “magnet” effect in eeschema ?!!

Thanks.
Seb

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The only way to connect to your symbol would be to use a 10 mil grid in the schematic editor.
There is no snap functionality in eeschema.

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Or modify your symbol to sit on a 100mil grid instead and remember that quirk when you do your next :wink:

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Sure I won’t change grid any !

But IMO : grid is useless (since it’s not recommended to use it) or snapping is missing (and grid is usefull for designing small parts)

Thanks for your answers.
Seb

<< KiCad rulez ! >> :heart_eyes:

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The finer grid is useful for internal graphics inside the symbol
Sticking to a 100 mil grid for the wires makes neater schematics and reduces the “not quite connected” problem, only visible when you zoom in

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Maybe pins should be forced to snap on 100 mil grid points?

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And if someone want’s to use 50mil or 150mil for his symbol grid?

If during creation one sets the grid to 100 while doing pin placement all is good (and if he didn’t he’ll do it the next time).

KiCAD users are usually grown up, self sufficient and intelligent - they can deal with this :wink:

PS: I usually have 25mil grid active and pins sit on a 150mil grid for me most of the time.

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Looks like “snap to pad” should be a good feature request for eeschema, isn’t it ? :bulb:

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Probably already covered when they work on it. Will then also be OpenGL and mm possible… :wink: