Skip to content

paste special with unique Annotations creates duplicate reference-numbers

Description

The "paste special" with unique annotations creates duplicated Reference designators if the pasted selection contains multi-unit-symbols were some units are missing/not in the selection.

Steps to reproduce

  1. open attached project, open schematic
  2. first run annotate schematic (entire schematic / reset existing / sheet number * 100). (see picture 1)
  3. select all symbols, CTRL+C to copy selection (see picture 2)
  4. RMB-click-->context-menu-->Paste special. (see picture 3)
  5. select option: Assign unique Reference designators. click OK to paste. (see picture 4)
  6. observe copy-paste-result:
  • all single-unit-symbols got a correctly numbered Reference
  • all multi-unit-symbols with missing B-unit (IC101/IC102/IC103) got a duplicated Reference number --> all got "IC107A"
  • the complete multi-unit-symbol (IC104/IC105 with both units A+B in the copy/paste-selection) got a good reference number

paste_special_new_annotation.zip

paste_special_01

KiCad Version

Application: KiCad Schematic Editor (64-bit)

Version: (6.99.0-1757-g37aa42d1e3), release build

Libraries:
	wxWidgets 3.1.5
	FreeType 2.11.1
	HarfBuzz 2.8.2
	FontConfig 2.13.1

Platform: Windows 10 (build 19044), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW

	wxWidgets: 3.1.5 (wchar_t,wx containers)
	Boost: 1.76.0
	OCC: 7.6.0
	Curl: 7.78.0-DEV
	ngspice: 36
	Compiler: Visual C++ 1929 without C++ ABI

Build settings:
	KICAD_USE_OCC=ON
	KICAD_SPICE=ON