Re-associate components after Array

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Hi guys

Relatively new to KiCad. Hopefully there is an easy way to solve this:

I’m busy making a circular PCB. I created the schematic (Cool, no problem, easy stuff).

Now the issue that I’m having is with the PCB editor. To make a nice, neat distribution of components in a circular pattern, I needed to select a component and then create an array out of this. This works great, but then it essentially loses all association with the schematic as it is making copies of the selected component.

Then if i update PCB from schematic, it will give me all the old components that are not in my nice neat circular array.

Hope this makes sense

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If you make your array and then manually change their references so they match the schematic that may work . . .

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Yes, but it needs running Update PCB from Schematic once with the first checkmark option checked. Because the footprints were created in the PCB they aren’t linked to symbols with an internal link. Update PCB from Schematic's match methods

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