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Electronics => PCB/EDA/CAD => KiCad => Topic started by: kristakis on March 11, 2024, 07:39:37 am
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I've marked an unused pin on a µC as Not Connected (with Q) and it put a lovely little "X" there. Now I want to use that pin and I used the Wire tool to connect it to something but the "X" is still there and I can't find a way to remove it.
I'm sure it's simple and obvious but I haven not been able to find anything in the menus or google.
edit: Click on the arms of the X rather than the centre, or use the various selection techniques.
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Did you click on the red X and press delete?
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The "X" is blue. I can select the pin and the track but I can't select the "X"
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Pin 12 is not connected
Pin 31 is connected as normal
Pin 32 was not connected but I now want it to be connected
(sorry about the image size, I should have zoomed out a bit)
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Small things are sometimes a bit hard to select. To fix this, KiCad has implemented a "Long Click". (keep mouse button depressed for around 1s) This long click pops up a context menu which lists all items on that location. So then you can unambiguously select the "No connect" flag and delete it.
Another option is to drag a small box around the no connect flag from left to right. Dragging a box from left to right only selects fully enclosed objects, while dragging a selection box from right to left also includes object that cross the box boundaries.
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The color depends on the active theme. I switched to default color theme, placed the blue X with "Q" and was able to delete it. Right click + Delete and Edit Menu + Interactive Delete Tool are also working. KiCAD version is 6.0.5-a6ca702e91~116~ubuntu20.04.1.
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Ha! Thank you!
I had been clicking the centre of the X to select it. Clicking on one of the arms did the trick.
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Yes, selecting it is a bit finicky.
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Experiment a bit with those other options I mentioned. It's always good to have (and be familiar) with your options.