Standard library symbols cannot be edited in place
Symbols in KiCad's standard library cannot be edited in place, so renumbering connector pins requires copying the symbol first.
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4 public reports · first reported 4 October 2026 · last reported 4 October 2026
What's going wrong
A user wanted to renumber pins on a connector symbol but found the standard library protected.
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