Symbol field autoplace not working correctly for some symbols
Description
Adding a symbol to the schematic with symbol field autoplace enabled doesn't place the symbol fields correctly anymore.
- Symbol fields placed above the symbol doesn't add the 50mil space anymore.
- Symbol fields placed on the side of a symbol aren't aligned to the 50mil grid
- The issue is most common on IC symbols or other symbols with a rectangular outline:
Example:
Reference of where the symbol fields should be placed:
Steps to reproduce
Place for example one "C_Small" Symbol to the schematic and place one "C_Small" symbol rotated by 90°
Environmental information
- Selected grid: 50mil
- Symbol field autoplace settings:
KiCad Version
Application: KiCad Schematic Editor x64 on x64
Version: (7.0.0), release build
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.2.1
FreeType 2.12.1
HarfBuzz 5.0.1
FontConfig 2.14.1
Platform: Windows 10 (build 19045), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
wxWidgets: 3.2.1 (wchar_t,wx containers)
Boost: 1.80.0
OCC: 7.6.2
Curl: 7.83.1-DEV
ngspice: 39
Compiler: Visual C++ 1934 without C++ ABI
Build settings:
KICAD_SPICE=ON
Edited by HeCoding