I am trying to use the modules functionality to simplify my development, and to publicly share generic pieces of my private design with the community. However I keep running into more and more issues with this approach. Here are the biggest problems I see:
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Adding the module and moving symbols/layout (or any type of modification i.e. changing the refdes) causes massive delays and resource usage, making it nearly unusable.
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When deleting a symbol, the copper pours remain in the PCB layout section
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The annotations (reference designators) are forced to be ‘xx:xx’, though in the module editor you do not see the first reference, so it becomes difficult to properly arrange the the silkscreens. It would be nice to allow the option for annotations to follow the rest of the PCB (no refdes for module itself)
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Inability to upgrade to the most recent revision of the module
Are there any plans for improvements to the module functionality, or anything I can do to improve this?
Thanks