Thanks Mr. Lomax,
Your suggestion for "checking" the attribute was the fault. I had already
worked around the problem by converting the pads to vias.
Thanks Again
Mike Reagan
----- Original Message -----
From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Protel EDA Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 10:40 PM
Subject: Re: [PEDA] Global changing free pads
> At 09:59 PM 5/15/01 -0400, Mike Reagan wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >I could have sworn in previous service packs I was able to change a free
pad
> >netnames globally.
>
> You still can. But it does seem that something may have changed.
>
> > I am trying to assign gnd to all my free pads on an rf
> >design. I can globally select my pads but the netname change doesnt
stick.
>
> I just tried it. I double-clicked on a free pad and went to the advanced
> tab and changed the net assignment from free to FGND, which happened to be
> a handy net on a board I had up. I clicked on the global button and
> accepted the edit. Only the individual pad was changed, no others. This
> seems to match Mr. Reagan's experience. This is P99SE SP6.
>
> Then I pulled up the edit window again, pressed the global button, and
> edited the net name. This time I looked more carefully at what was going
> on. Unlike most edits, the Copy Attributes checkbox that causes changes to
> be applied globally was not checked automatically when I changed the net
> assignment. I don't remember seeing that before. Protel is apparently
> trying to protect us from accidentally and massively changing certain pad
> parameters.
>
> I checked the box, accepted the edit, and all free pads made the change.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Abdulrahman Lomax
> P.O. Box 690
> El Verano, CA 95433
>
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