displaying attributes in layout via command line/skript/ULP

On 5/11/2018 8:29 p.m., Lorenz wrote:

Hi all,

 

I've defined attributes on parts in the schematic editor.

 

Now I'm trying to show them in the layout running an ULP on the

grouped parts in the board editor or from the contex menu.

 

Without success so far. There seems to be no way to change attribute

visibility in the board editor, besides using the attribute dialog.

 

Anyone out there with an idea?

 

Hi

You can run the CHANGE DISPLAY command

CHANGE DISPLAY OFF | VALUE | NAME | BOTH

So with the elements of interest grouped

CHANGE DISPLAY VALUE (>0 0)

CHANGE DISPLAY OFF(>0 0)

etc.

Hope this helps

Warren

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On 5/11/2018 8:29 p.m., Lorenz wrote:

Hi all,

 

I've defined attributes on parts in the schematic editor.

 

Now I'm trying to show them in the layout running an ULP on the

grouped parts in the board editor or from the contex menu.

 

Without success so far. There seems to be no way to change attribute

visibility in the board editor, besides using the attribute dialog.

 

Anyone out there with an idea?

 

Hi

You can run the CHANGE DISPLAY command

CHANGE DISPLAY OFF | VALUE | NAME | BOTH

So with the elements of interest grouped

CHANGE DISPLAY VALUE (>0 0)

CHANGE DISPLAY OFF(>0 0)

etc.

Hope this helps

Warren

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warrenbrayshaw wrote:

On 5/11/2018 8:29 p.m., Lorenz wrote:

Hi all,

 

I've defined attributes on parts in the schematic editor.

 

Now I'm trying to show them in the layout running an ULP on the

grouped parts in the board editor or from the contex menu.

 

Without success so far. There seems to be no way to change attribute

visibility in the board editor, besides using the attribute dialog.

 

Anyone out there with an idea?

 

 

Hi

 

You can run the CHANGE DISPLAY command

CHANGE DISPLAY OFF | VALUE | NAME | BOTH

 

So with the elements of interest grouped

 

CHANGE DISPLAY VALUE (>0 0)

CHANGE DISPLAY OFF(>0 0)

etc.

 

Hope this helps

Warren

yes, the "change display" command is what you need to switch the

visibility in the end.

But first you need to group the still not visible attribute.

Ok, so something like the following should do:

    board(BRD)

      BRD.elements(ELM)

        if (ingroup(ELM))

          ELM.attributes(ATT)

            if (ATT.name == "AttributeName") {

              clrgroup(BRD);

              setgroup(ATT);

              exit("change display value (>0 0);");

            }

But, it doesn't ...

Until one remembers the famous bug where eagle (at least 6.x, which is

what I have here) deletes the right-clicked object from the group

before executing the exit command string.

So, after applying the secret workaround, we get:

    if (argv[1] == "SECRETWORKAROUND") {

      board(BRD)

        BRD.elements(ELM)

          if (ELM.name == argv[2])

            ELM.attributes(ATT)

              if (ATT.name == "AttributeName") {

                clrgroup(BRD);

                setgroup(ATT);

                exit("change display value (>0 0);");

              }

    }

    else {

      board(BRD)

        BRD.elements(ELM)

          if (ingroup(ELM))

            ELM.attributes(ATT)

              if (ATT.name == "AttributeName")

                exit("run thisULP SECRETWORKAROUND " + ELM.name);

              else

                dlgMessageBox("Attribute not found");

    }

we finally get what we wanted.

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Lorenz