Non consecutive Connector ID when adding more connectors in New Parts Editor

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Steps I took that resulted in the problem:

Open up any part (e.g. generic female header) in New Parts Editor and click on Connectors tab.

You will see in top edit box number of connectors = 2.

Below you will see

id: connector0 for pin 1
and id: connector1 for pin 2

Now increase the number of connectors to say = 10

What you now see for pin 3 is a connector id = connector3 instead of connector2

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What I expected should have happened instead:

It is a non-consecutive increase. It should be connector 2

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My version of Fritzing and my operating system:

…Version 0.9.3 (b5c895d327c44a3114e5fcc9d8260daf0

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This problem can only be replicated in Parts Editor.

I have spent weeks creating a part which has more than 64 connectors.

I cannot now find a way to get the connector ids to match because parts editor cannot count properly. This is such a basic error that can so easily be fixed. I am just surprised it hasn’t been sorted by now and is not seen as top priority.

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It happens always when I am making a new part with tons of connectors. The best quick-fix so far:

  • Set number of connectors to zero.
  • Now set the same ammount of connectors you need +1.
  • Check if there is an incorrect number count and repeat until succeed.
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Yes, that is one way but then the preferred standard for parts is to have connector ID’s starting at 0 and this method it starts at 1.

I eventually resolved by opening up the fzp file and manually changing the connector numbers to make it consecutive. A little laborious but it worked.

But there is more to this problem. If I reduce the connector count then increase again then decrease and increase a 2nd time the new numbering is even more off.

For example start with an eight connector. the last connector id is 7. Add another 8 connectors for example and it skips connector id 8 and starts at 9. That’s as per above. Now reduce connector count down to zero or one. Now increase to say 20. This time it still starts at connector 9.