topic Re: Net label differs from net name in Fusion Electronics Forum

Net label differs from net name

infinitemach — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 02:22:31 GMT

I am working on an already existing design that I imported into F360. The design is not originally mine. One odd thing I have found is that some of the net Xref labels have text that differs from the name of the net the labels is attached to. How is this done? I cannot find any property of the net or the net label where alternative text can be assigned. In the photo, the label text is OUT_2/4.8A, yet the net is named OUT_2.

Re: Net label differs from net name

panpan_fan — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 06:20:26 GMT

Hi @infinitemach

I hope you are doing well!

If the optional keyword XREF is given, the label will be a "cross-reference" label. Cross-reference labels can be used in multi-sheet schematics to indicate the next sheet a particular net appears on (note that this only works for nets, not for busses!).

The format in which a cross-reference label is displayed can be controlled through the "Xref label format" in the Preference dialog, The following placeholders are defined, and can be used in any order:

%F		enables drawing a flag border around the label
%N		the name of the net
%S		the next sheet number
%C		the column on the next sheet
%R		the row on the next sheet

Hope the information is useful to you.

Regards,

Panpan Fan

Re: Net label differs from net name

hijajov157 — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:30:23 GMT

I noticed that in the photo you provided, the net label text is "OUT_2/4.8A" while the Net itself is named "OUT_2." It's strange that the label text differs from the net name. I'm not sure how this is done, as I couldn't find any property for assigning alternative text to the net or net label. It might be worth exploring further or seeking assistance from others familiar with F360 to understand how this inconsistency occurred.