u/DegreeFamous8965

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Schematic wires not transferring to PCB editor - do I have to manually route everything?

Hey everyone, new to KiCad and wondering if I'm missing something obvious.

When I transfer my schematic to the PCB editor using Tools → Update PCB from Schematic (F8), all my components come across fine but none of my wiring/connections transfer — I just get a pile of unconnected components.

I can see the ratsnest lines showing what should be connected but I was expecting my schematic wires to become traces automatically. Do I really have to manually route every single connection from scratch? Is there a way to auto-transfer the routing or at least have the PCB reflect the schematic layout?

Running KiCad 8 on Mac. Cheers

u/DegreeFamous8965 — 7 days ago