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Repositioning component labels?

autodeskguest

I've looked through the faq, tried the in-program help, and even gone

through the tutorials, but can't seem to find an answer to this:

 

Is it possible to reposition the text for a component (i.e. part name and

value: R3 470) on a board? If so, how?

 

I'd also be interested to know if I can save areas of a schematic as

'blocks' (for example, a microcontroller with the crystal and reset

circuitry) that I can paste back into another project?

 

DM

 

  • Dave Merriman wrote:

    I've looked through the faq, tried the in-program help, and even gone

    through the tutorials, but can't seem to find an answer to this:

     

    Is it possible to reposition the text for a component (i.e. part name and

    value: R3 470) on a board? If so, how?

     

    I'd also be interested to know if I can save areas of a schematic as

    'blocks' (for example, a microcontroller with the crystal and reset

    circuitry) that I can paste back into another project?

     

    DM

    Hello Dave.

    Have you tried smash command (help smash).

    Asko

     

  • On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:27:21 +0300, Asko Rupponen wrote:

     

    Dave Merriman wrote:

    I've looked through the faq, tried the in-program help, and even gone

    through the tutorials, but can't seem to find an answer to this:

     

    Is it possible to reposition the text for a component (i.e. part name

    and value: R3 470) on a board? If so, how?

     

    I'd also be interested to know if I can save areas of a schematic as

    'blocks' (for example, a microcontroller with the crystal and reset

    circuitry) that I can paste back into another project?

     

    DM

    Hello Dave.

    Have you tried smash command (help smash). Asko

     

    sigh

     

    Just tried that, and it's exactly what I wanted to do. Most definitely

    not what I would have expected it be called, though.

     

    Thanks.

     

    Dave

     

  • Dave Merriman schrieb:

    On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:27:21 +0300, Asko Rupponen wrote:

     

    Dave Merriman wrote:

    I've looked through the faq, tried the in-program help, and even gone

    through the tutorials, but can't seem to find an answer to this:

     

    Is it possible to reposition the text for a component (i.e. part name

    and value: R3 470) on a board? If so, how?

     

    I'd also be interested to know if I can save areas of a schematic as

    'blocks' (for example, a microcontroller with the crystal and reset

    circuitry) that I can paste back into another project?

     

    DM

    Hello Dave.

    Have you tried smash command (help smash). Asko

     

    sigh

     

    Just tried that, and it's exactly what I wanted to do. Most definitely

    not what I would have expected it be called, though.

     

    Thanks.

     

    Dave

    ..and just in case you have to smash more than a few items, there is an

    ulp called smash-all-sheet or so.

     

    --

    Gruß

     

    Jörn

     

  • Simply make a group (rectangle or polygon), click the "Smash"-button & now a

    right mouse click, everything inside the group is smashed image

    r

     

     

     

  • Ing. J.M. Rafetseder wrote:

    Simply make a group (rectangle or polygon), click the "Smash"-button & now a

    right mouse click, everything inside the group is smashed image

    r

     

     

    Or grouping with single clicks "first point, next corner, next corner...

    and right closes" (do not keep mouse button down), so you can collect

    any area you want for the selection.

    Asko