24/09/2002 02:10:16, "Bevan Weiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>This comes about through using the autoplacer >to obtain a starting point for component placement (just got too many parts >to allow hand placement of every one). Wow - I've never got any use out of the autoplacer. (I generally just use a room per schematic sheet, and use those as a startpoint - seems to get results). The autoplacer just seems to chunter away to itself, moving components around, but not tending towards any result that I really want. What's your secret? (and on what kind of board?) >The only way I can think of to change them is using a global edit, however I >would have thought that there would be a rule for this kind of stuff. A global edit to rotate all the designators, center them in the component, and place them on an appropriate mechanical layer, takes 10 seconds... I suspect that a rule would just get annoying after a while? If I was you, I'd just go with the flow... >Also: Is there perhaps anyone willing to take a look at my design documents >(in Protel 4binary Format) for a design project I'm doing for Polytech. >I've got some ERC errors which I'd prefer to sort out before finalising the >PCB. Could do, but not this week... Steve * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
