#195 Homogeneous replicate not only the pins

[Anat]

from the user manual:
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A homogeneous symbol has the same outline, but different pins for each part in the package.
A heterogeneous symbol has a different outline and different pins for each of the parts in the package.
Use homogeneous symbols when the parts are interchangeable. Use heterogeneous symbols when the different parts represent different aspects of the symbol and therefore cannot be interchanged.
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Heterogeneous work perfect.
Homogeneous replicate all the anotaions and every graphics, not only the pins.
so there is no use of it, cause part A is identical to part B.
it keep replicate from one to another on every change in the other.

currently my workaround resolution is to use heterogeneous but with the same pins. diffrent anotation / graphic.
but I have to copy the pins to the exact place in part B as they were in part A. (the homogeneous does it automaticaly.

Ii will be helpfull if the homogeneous/heterogeneous will replacate everithng from part A to part B, but only once when creating part B. or as an option to do copy of the diagram from one to another.

currently running version 2.80.08 build #631

[Philip Walker]

If you use the homogeneous multi-section symbol and agree to using the pins from the current section then they will be copied with all their attributes which includes the pin number.
Then you should go into each section and edit the pin numbers to their correct value for that section.
This makes the sections functionally interchangeable with the pins in the same position.
(You can swap the section letter on the schematic without problems)
If you don't agree to using the pins from the current section I'm not sure what the consequences are as I've never found the need to do it. From a cursory tryout it looks as if it could be useful if say 3 sections are the same but one is different. (Mostly homogeneous?)

Hope that helps

Phil

PS: Homogeneous symbols - all sections have the same graphic. If you change one section's graphic it changes all of them. The pins can be different.
Heterogeneous symbols - all sections are different (unless you make them the same - not always easy.)
P.