On 12:03 PM 24/07/2002 +0100, Steve Wiseman said: >24/07/2002 11:51:24, "Rene Tschaggelar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > > >Usually when you hold that footprint in the pcb editor and > >press the 'L' key, the component changes the side, with mirroring > >and everything. > >Yes - that's how it's supposed to work.... Unfortunately, I have >components on >the bottom of the board, but if I go into component -> properties, they say >"top layer". This makes it impossible to generate pick&place instructions for >the assembly house, and leads to much confusion. I don't know how those >components got "top layer" set without being moved to the top layer, and I >certainly don't know how to mend it... (Hmm, can I export to spread, change >those attributes, and re-import? The help file isn't any use...) > >Steve Wiseman
Yes, you should be able to fix the problem either using the export to spread or save-as an ASCII format and then use macros or pattern matching to do a (careful) text search and replace. I usually try changing a few attributes manually and then reload the PCB into P99SE and check to see it has done what I want. The ASCII file format is pretty easy to figure out. Ian Wilson ************************************************************************ * Tracking #: 635204CCEF38C74998FF243FC47E79D969D3BB46 * ************************************************************************ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
