Hi Patrick, It is easier than that.
In pcbnew, select a module and edit its properties. Then click on "change module" button. You can change only this module or all modules of the same type. Pedro. > Dear all, > > One question on pcbnew, don't know whether there are simple way to > achieve. > > For instance I defined footprint of several resistors as "R3" and > completed the PCB layout. After that I found there is another R3- > LARGE_PADS which is better. Is there a simple way to substitute the > orginal footprint with the newer one? I tried redefining the > netlist in cvpcb, but when pcbnew reads the altered netlist it > complaints the differences in footprint. I have to: > > 1. Delete the original modules; > 2. Read in the new netlist and replace the new modules; > 3. Re-route the traces to substituted components > > If anyone have experience on this please kindly advise. > > Thanks in advance, > Patrick > >
