Rename or clarify "Blacklist virtual components" checkbox #561

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1. qu1ck commented on Jul 21, 2026

   

   qu1ck

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   This is already implemented.

   Verify that your components are marked as exclude from BOM in pcb editor. If you did the change only in schematic ibom will not pick it up, update pcb from schematic and it should work.

   If you still see the issue share you kicad version.
2. Vitix1 commented on Jul 21, 2026

   

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   I might have misunderstood "Blacklist virtual components" checkbox, when this option is enabled, both components marked "Exclude from BOM" and components of type "Unspecified" are blacklisted ("Unspecified" was "Virtual" in older versions of KiCad).
   So is it correct that components marked to be excluded from BOM are considered as "Virtual" components, or is this a bug?
   In my opinion, "Unspecified" components can be purely mechanical, like nuts, standoffs, etc. and user might want them to be exported to HTML BOM unlike components marked "Exclude from BOM".
   That said, my findings solve my current problem so this issue can be closed, but I still think that user should be able to blacklist "Unspecified" and marked "Exclude from BOM" components separately.
3. qu1ck commented on Jul 21, 2026

   

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   So is it correct that components marked to be excluded from BOM are considered as "Virtual" components

   That is correct

   In my opinion, "Unspecified" components can be purely mechanical, like nuts, standoffs, etc. and user might want them to be exported to HTML BOM

   And you can. "Unspecified" type is separate from "exlucde from BOM". Unspecified components are not considered to be virtual.
   Meaning of "virtual" has morphed in kicad over the years but now the semantics are propely split between component type (which has no bearing on bom) and other flags (which ibom takes into account).
   Wording in ibom stayed the same "virtual" for backwards compatibility and probably needs clarification for new users. But logic is already jsut as you expect it.
4. Vitix1 commented on Jul 23, 2026

   

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   And you can. "Unspecified" type is separate from "exlucde from BOM". Unspecified components are not considered to be virtual.

   Thank you for the clarification, as a long-time KiCad user I still have the word "Virtual" connected with the new "Unspecified" so that's what confused me.
   I think this option should be renamed as there are no "Virtual components" in Kicad anymore and it would cause unnecessary confusion for new users of ibom.
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   changed the title [-]Feature Request: Blacklist components with "Exclude from BOM" tag set[/-] [+]Rename or clarify "Blacklist virtual components" checkbox[/+] on Jul 23, 2026