Index: trunk/src/const.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/const.h	(revision 22)
+++ trunk/src/const.h	(revision 23)
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@
 #define EDGE2FLAG               0x4000	/* Padr.Point2 is closer to outside edge */
 					/* also pinout text for pins is vertical */
 #define VISITFLAG		0x8000  /* marker to avoid re-visiting an object */
+#define	NONETLISTFLAG		0x10000	/* element is not on the netlist and should not interfere with the netlist */
+
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * PCB flags
  */
Index: trunk/src/strflags.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/strflags.c	(revision 22)
+++ trunk/src/strflags.c	(revision 23)
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@
   { LOCKFLAG, N ("lock"), ALL_TYPES },
   { EDGE2FLAG, N ("edge2"), ALL_TYPES },
   { FULLPOLYFLAG, N ("fullpoly"), POLYGON_TYPE},
-  { NOPASTEFLAG, N ("nopaste"), PAD_TYPE }
+  { NOPASTEFLAG, N ("nopaste"), PAD_TYPE },
+  { NONETLISTFLAG, N ("nonetlist"), ALL_TYPES }
 };
 
 static FlagBitsType pcb_flagbits[] = {
@@ -511,10 +512,13 @@
   savef = fh;
 
   len = 3;			/* for "()\0" */
+
   for (i = 0; i < n_flagbits; i++)
+
     if ((flagbits[i].object_types & object_type)
 	&& (TEST_FLAG (flagbits[i].mask, &fh)))
       {
+
 	len += flagbits[i].nlen + 1;
 	CLEAR_FLAG (flagbits[i].mask, &fh);
       }