In rare cases, I want to add a resistor to a trace, e.g. for adding a simple low pass filter. Thus, I made a footprint R_0402_short that is shorted but the connection of the 2 pads can be easily scratched out when it should be needed. When I want to connect a trace to the pad in pcbnew, “Cannot start routing inside keepout area or board outline” pops up. Is there a better way to do it or is not possible?
KiCad 5.1.5
Option 1: include the trace in the schematic as well and add a textual mark to it.
Option 2: place a net tie symbol in the schematic and add a net tie footprint to the pcb
Option 3: combine the net tie footprint with the resistor footprint
Option 4: use a 0 ohm resistor instead of the trace/net tie
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Option 3 works perfectly, thanks! Absolutely amazing response time and right to the point, wow!
Just to understand KiCad better, I tried to find the difference between the modified NetTie-2_SMD… and my modified R_0402 with a connecting polygon. Could not find anything. Any pointers? (it’s not that important as my issue is solved)
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