Thank you. I've been using ~ because it is not used anywhere esle. I make a dummy
cell with names like U~00, R~00, R~01, C~00, etc. Then I copy it as many times as
needed, select the group to change and replace {~=1}, {~=2}, etc.
I do the same for the PCB cell and copy it, leaving the nets unnamed. When I import
the SCH data to the PCB, I select the name nets option and it does it automatically.
This has proven incredibly fast.
Thanx to all,
Michael Badillo
From: "Albert McGilvra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 2003/09/16 Tue PM 01:05:56 EDT
To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [PEDA] Global changes
Another way you can do this is after you have placed your original block of
components and they are named R?, etc. Find * Replace with {?=_?}. After
annotating, you'll have R_1, R_2, etc. Then copy and paste your block how
ever many times needed. Then select all components in a block and Find *
Replace with {_=1}, select next block and Find * Replace with {_=2}, etc.
Al McGilvra
McGilvra Engineering - Electronic Design & Development Services
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-----Original Message-----
From: J rg Guttmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 12:20 PM
To: Protel EDA Forum
Subject: Re: [PEDA] Global changes
I'm doing the following n such cases:
0/ (with the slash) as a Prefix in the first schematic
not only for component designators but also for
net labels und ports. For Example 0/R12, 0/R17, 0/C5, 0/N423
and so on.
Then it's easy to make a copy of the schematic und
use the <edit - replace text> dialog from the schematic main
menu bar to change all strings in the copied schematic.
You should use:
Text to find: * as wildcard for all texts
replace with: {0/=1/} replace only the prefix
Components named in this way are looking a little bit unusual
but i've found no problems so far. Protel pcb and the
synchroniser don't complain.
This should also work with other characters as
separator, for example the dot <.> and also with postfixes
if you need the characters like R or C at the beginning
of the designators.
It's important that the seperator isn't used in normal
designator names.
Dipl. Ing. J rg Guttmann
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----- Original Message -----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 8:47 PM
Subject: [PEDA] Global changes
Hello,
I am new to both Protel and this forum. I am using Protel 99 SE.
I am designing an eight channel active filter. Each channel is identical
to the others except for component values. I have created the first block
and numbered all components starting with 100 (i.e. U100, R100, R101, R102,
etc.).
What I want to do is copy the block and make a global change that applies
to the selected block. Specificaly, I want to change the component
designators in the selected block to the next higher century block (i.e
U100>U200, R100>R200, R101>R201, etc.).
Every attempt I have made so far has resulted in either no changes, or
changes to all of the occurences of the digits I am substituting (i.e R101
becomes R202, not R201, and R102 also becomes R202).
If anyone could give me a hint, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanx,
Michael Badillo
Engineering Technician
Qual-Tron, Inc.
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