--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "juliorz" <juli...@...> wrote:
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> I would like to suggest that the "Lock Modules" feature could be change
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> An IC chip which is usually used with a bypass capacitor could be locked as
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> Meaning that it is ok to move the chip, but the chip and bypass cap move as
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> That way the bypass cap and chip will remain very close to each other, and
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> So you would declare a "group" of components, and if any component in the
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Hi Julio,
I agree, this would be a nice feature. It is provided on Protel, where they
call it a "Union". If implemented, though, what I suggest would be very helpful
is some graphical way of highlighting the "union" members before you try to
nudge just one of the modules, having forgotten it is bound to the other
members of the union. The reminder then comes too late after you have moved
more than you wanted. Thank heavens for undo!
Regards,
Tony
