Bob, Your not alone the more I work with it the more I ask why things got so moved around. The P99 method of global edit and selectability was just way too easy. I do see the power P2004 has, but the elegance and simplicity of P99 was just too nice.
Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "bob stephens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Protel EDA Forum'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 9:22 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Copy selection to layer > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Elson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 11:40 AM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Copy selection to layer > > > > bob stephens wrote: > > >I have an annoying problem in 2004. When I Update the PCB from schematic, > >all newly added components get placed on the top layer. > >What I want to be able to do is to select a group of these components and > >flip them onto the back side of the board. I swear I remember being able to > >do this in 99SE - or is that a false memory? > > > > > Oh, no! Not false at all, I do this all the time in 99SE. Select the > bunch, > double click on one, global, and move it to the bottom layer. > > Jon > > Yeah, > > I really miss some of the features of 99SE. I find DXP/2004 a *LOT* less > intuitive. Another feature I really miss is the ability to trim or shorten a > PCB trace by some combination of shift/ctrl/click/drag which I forget. I > can't fathom why they would get rid of this very useful feature... > > > Bob > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
