Generate Net List

The netlist is an integral part of the inner workings of PCB-Investigator and thus the Generate Netlist function is of utmost importance and is needed especially in two main cases:

  1. Editing the netlist by adding, deleting, dividing, shifting,... destroys the logical links between parts which actually belong together. Generating the netlist anew remedies this by running through all elements of your PCB, identifying which parts are connected and issuing new net names (in case a net name already exists the first net name remains).
  2. File formats like Gerber have no netlists and no net names. Generate Netlist recognizes, which parts are connected and assigns index based names to them and therefore allows you to use all selection methods of PCB-Investigator even those which are based on net names.