Placing objects
place_net_label
Place a net label at an absolute position.
Usage
place_net_label <NetName> <X> <Y> [Scope global|local]Angle brackets mark required arguments and square brackets optional ones. Available in the schematic editor. You can issue this yourself, and the AI agent issues the identical command — there is no second, hidden interface.
Arguments
NetNameXYScopeglobal, local3 required, 1 optional.
Behaviour
X and Y are in GRID UNITS, not mm — they are multiplied by 2.54 before use, unlike every other coordinate in this reference. Append the literal word global for a global label; omitted means a local (sheet-scoped) one. Two pins carrying the same label name are connected without a wire between them. Prefer place_net_label_at_pin whenever the target is a pin.
How the agent uses it
- The agent works in a perceive / act / verify / recover loop: it describes the design, issues
place_net_labelor another command, checks the result, and undoes the change if the check fails. - Commands report what they actually did. A refusal is a result, not a silent no-op — which is what lets the agent recover instead of building on a change that never happened.
- Anything the agent can do here, you can do yourself, and the reverse.
Try place_net_label in the editor
Free to start on macOS, Windows and Linux. Bring your existing KiCad and Altium libraries.