Placing a 'Power Port' is very much like placing a 'Component'. The 'Power Port' library entry looks like a 'Component', except "show" on the Reference Des field is not checked.
I can make a 'Power Port'-like component and put it in a library file other than 'power'. Then place it with add 'Component'. This seems to cause a problem because the non-showing Ref Des field does not get automatically annotated. On the schematic err check, this 'power'-like component blocks the check process because it is not annotated. If 'annotated schematic' is done, the invisible ref des is still not annotated. Sometimes this problem occurs when a 'power port' is created via a 'block copy'. So you might say, "Don't do that." ...ok The place 'power port' button seems to automatically select the 'power' library file. This makes it difficult to make 'private'-like power ports (they must be placed in the 'power' library). This whole affair between 'power ports' and 'components' just seems a little strange. I'm wondering if maybe I am missing something. thanks, ...Jim H.
