Hi
I am finding despite joins from one end of a wire to another, components
are not joining, showing up only when I go to convert to pcb.
Are the red dots mean't to appear if the join is successful ?
and do the red dots or should the red dots occur at each end
or just one end ?
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You only get red join dots where two or more wires join each other.
You don't get red join dots where a wire joins a component pin.
Make sure you are using Wires (Wiring Tools pallette) and not drawn polylines (Drawing Tools pallette).
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