Component replacement

On 04/06/2011 08:18 AM, Lance Johnstone wrote:

Hi there...

 

How can I replace all 0805 size resistors with 0603 resistors.  I have tried

CHANGE PACKAGE R0805 R0603 and all combinations: 'R0805' 'R0603' etc.  The

only way it works is if I enter the component name: CHANGE PACKAGE R1 R0603

which means I still have to do individual components...

This sounds like a job for a ULP.

Spin through all the components on a schematic, then for each component

check for a package equal to "R0805".  If so, print "change packge Rx

R0603" to an output file ending with ".scr", then run the script.

Try saving the following ULP in your project directory and running it.

It will produce a script "test.scr" that you can run from your

schematic.  This will provide a good example on the ULP language.  It

can come in very handy for batch oriented tasks such as this and is well

worthwhile learning.

Enjoy,

    - Chuck

// Make sure we're in a schematic

if (schematic) schematic(S) {

    // Output to a file in the project directory

    output("test.scr", "wt") {

        // Spin through the parts on a schematic

        S.parts(P) {

            // For each part...

            // ... that has a package

            if (P.device.package) {

                // ... and the name of the package is "R0805"

                if (strstr(P.device.package.name, "R0805") >= 0) {

                    // print a change package command for the part's name

                    printf("change package %s R0603;\n", P.name);

                }

            }

        }

    }

}

Chuck Huber schrieb:

On 04/06/2011 08:18 AM, Lance Johnstone wrote:

>> How can I replace all 0805 size resistors with 0603 resistors.  I have tried

>> CHANGE PACKAGE R0805 R0603 and all combinations: 'R0805' 'R0603' etc.  The

>> only way it works is if I enter the component name: CHANGE PACKAGE R1 R0603

>> which means I still have to do individual components...

 

This sounds like a job for a ULP.

It should also be possible by command line, i.e.

change package 'r0603'  ...

(At least I've done it that way before.)

It should also be possible to apply that command to a group. (Only those

devices that have the desired package variant will be changed.)

Tilmann

Am 06.04.2011 17:30, schrieb Tilmann Reh:

Chuck Huber schrieb:

 

>> On 04/06/2011 08:18 AM, Lance Johnstone wrote:

>>> How can I replace all 0805 size resistors with 0603 resistors.  I have tried

>>> CHANGE PACKAGE R0805 R0603 and all combinations: 'R0805' 'R0603' etc.  The

>>> only way it works is if I enter the component name: CHANGE PACKAGE R1 R0603

>>> which means I still have to do individual components...

>>

>> This sounds like a job for a ULP.

 

It should also be possible by command line, i.e.

change package 'r0603'<klick>  <klick>  <klick>  ...

Far to much to work ..

select elements in BRD with GROUP, type in

CHANGE PACKAGE R-EU_R0603

btw.

CHANGE PACKAGE R-US_R0603

                ^^^^^|

Name of deviceset   ^^^^^

                     package variant

The shortness version:

ch pac R-US_R0603

and now click with rigth mouse button at the group.

Only elements defined this package in deviceset can change.

TIP:

SET Option.ToggleCtrlForGroupSelectionAndContextMenu 1;

HELP SET (enter)

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Aha!!! That's it...  I had done it before, but couldn't remember how...

Thanks for input all of you....

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Am 06.04.2011 17:30, schrieb Tilmann Reh:

>> Chuck Huber schrieb:

>>

>>> On 04/06/2011 08:18 AM, Lance Johnstone wrote:

>>>> How can I replace all 0805 size resistors with 0603 resistors.  I have

>>>> tried

>>>> CHANGE PACKAGE R0805 R0603 and all combinations: 'R0805' 'R0603' etc.

>>>> The

>>>> only way it works is if I enter the component name: CHANGE PACKAGE R1

>>>> R0603

>>>> which means I still have to do individual components...

>>>

>>> This sounds like a job for a ULP.

>>

>> It should also be possible by command line, i.e.

>> change package 'r0603'  ...

 

Far to much to work ..

 

select elements in BRD with GROUP, type in

 

CHANGE PACKAGE R-EU_R0603

btw.

CHANGE PACKAGE R-US_R0603

               ^^^^^|

               |    |

Name of deviceset   ^^^^^

                    package variant

 

>

The shortness version:

 

ch pac R-US_R0603

 

and now click with rigth mouse button at the group.

 

Only elements defined this package in deviceset can change.

 

TIP:

 

SET Option.ToggleCtrlForGroupSelectionAndContextMenu 1;

 

HELP SET (enter)

 

>

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Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

_____________________________________________________________

Alfred Zaffran              Support

CadSoft Computer GmbH       Hotline:   08635-698930

Pleidolfweg 15              FAX:       08635-698940

84568 Pleiskirchen          eMail: <alf@cadsoft.de>

                            Web:   <www.cadsoft.de>

Registergericht: Amtsgericht Traunstein HRB 5573

Geschäftsführer: Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Schmidinger, Bodo Badnowitz

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