Comment 2 for bug 1752485

What I reported, is not a bug, it is let say a feature.

I made an automatic library generator.

Let's say that I read a database with all my components and their parameters and I use a template symbol for each electronic component and in the end, from all of these, I automatically generate symbols from the template with all symbol properties from database filled in.

My problem is that: Kicad symbol structure, don't allow me to generate the Value name of the symbol different by the Name of the symbol. From Kicad point of view, these two parameters (symbol name and symbol value) have to be same.

My suggestion for symbol structure, is to allow me to have different names for the Name of symbol (#DEF field) and for Value (F1 field) of symbol.

Do you understand my suggestion?

I attached an example from a library automatically generated. As you can see, for each symbol I was forced to add a new field named Value2 in order to be able to have the same Value (i.e: 100nF) for two different components. If Kicad had allowed me to have different symbols with the same value in the same library, then the thinks are easier and a lot of advantages comes from here.

I hope I was clear enough. If not, please let me know.

Thanks a lot!

Thanks a lot!