I am a KICAD newbie and have stumbled upon a few problems. I have about 119 ErrType(2) warnings and one ErrType(3) warning all essentially saying that the wires are not properly connected to their components. This is true(?) for some cases:
However, i encounter the same problem even after "fixing" some of the issues.
Can I simply continue on to generate a netlist ignoring these "warnings" and will KICAD understand the connections between components? Or are these warnings severe and if so how should I fix them?
Best Answer
The grid you set in EEschema is too fine.
Set it to 100mil (right click in empty space, grid.. 100mil) and then re-place the symbols (pick up with [M] and drop again). Usually the symbols that ship with the KiCAD libraries have pins on a 100mil grid. If you use these you don't need anything else.
Also to check if a device has been connected hover with the mouse over it, hit [G] and move the mouse. If the wires are connected they will 'rubberband' with the device when you move your mouse. Hit [ESC] to abort the special move operation with 'rubberband' wires.
And running a netlist with unconnected tracks/devices is pointless as you need this to be 100% error free to be able to help you during layout.