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As the title suggests, I'm having trouble generating netlist from KiCad for Ngspice, the problem being that I can't get KiCad to output a "0" node for "ground".

I'm aware that I'm supposed to use the "0" as my ground from the pspice library, but somehow it doesn't work for me. Using "0" as ground. enter image description here

I found this guide KiCAD Schematic: Naming Nets and ngspice Simulation in Linux, which seems to address the exact issue I'm experiencing; however, when the guide says

You can use Global labels instead of net name labels. When you use Global labels, the net names in the netlist are OK. Use 0 for reference instead of GND or Ground. That way it will be interpreted as 0 volts in the simulation.

I'm not getting the same result as the guide suggests; in fact, nothing really changed on my end. Attached are screenshots of my schematics and their corresponding netlist outputs. A simple voltage divider circuit. Using Global label as "ground". Netlist output.

I'm running KiCad Version 4.0.2+dfsg1-stable release build on Ubuntu 16.04.

I've poured hours in this trying to find an answer online, but none of the existing Q&A's seem to address this problem fully. Is there something I'm missing?

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I think KiCad 4.0.2 is too old, it works correctly in 5.0.0-rc2-215-g0748c118d. Try a newer version. KiCad v5 will be released quite soon...

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Thank you! It is indeed the older version that was causing the problem. Everything works find now after I upgraded it to kicad version 5.0.0-fee4fd1~65~ubuntu16.04.1, release build. \$\endgroup\$
    – Yanzhou
    Commented Jul 23, 2018 at 4:27

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