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Correct Wayway to Labellabel +5V and GND in KiCad

For KiCad to detect the +5V and GND parts of a schematic, I assume the power component symbols have to be attached. 

How does this work when the power comes in via a terminal? 

In the image below, I have had to attach additional GND and +5V symbols to the net, behind the terminal, so tools like the copper fill tool can recognise the different parts of the net.

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This (probably naively) feels a little like adding extra connectors that aren't really there. Is there a better way of indicating power is supplied through the terminal or is this the correct approach?

Correct Way to Label +5V and GND in KiCad

For KiCad to detect the +5V and GND parts of a schematic, I assume the power component symbols have to be attached. How does this work when the power comes in via a terminal? In the image below, I have had to attach additional GND and +5V symbols to the net, behind the terminal, so tools like the copper fill tool can recognise the different parts of the net.

enter image description here

This (probably naively) feels a little like adding extra connectors that aren't really there. Is there a better way of indicating power is supplied through the terminal or is this the correct approach?

Correct way to label +5V and GND in KiCad

For KiCad to detect the +5V and GND parts of a schematic, I assume the power component symbols have to be attached. 

How does this work when the power comes in via a terminal? 

In the image below, I have had to attach additional GND and +5V symbols to the net, behind the terminal, so tools like the copper fill tool can recognise the different parts of the net.

enter image description here

This (probably naively) feels a little like adding extra connectors that aren't really there. Is there a better way of indicating power is supplied through the terminal or is this the correct approach?

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Correct Way to Label +5V and GND in KiCad

For KiCad to detect the +5V and GND parts of a schematic, I assume the power component symbols have to be attached. How does this work when the power comes in via a terminal? In the image below, I have had to attach additional GND and +5V symbols to the net, behind the terminal, so tools like the copper fill tool can recognise the different parts of the net.

enter image description here

This (probably naively) feels a little like adding extra connectors that aren't really there. Is there a better way of indicating power is supplied through the terminal or is this the correct approach?