Moving a package reference point - custom library edit

"Mike Fields" <spam_me_not_mr.gadget2@comcast.net> wrote in message

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Greetings all - I have not been able to find the answer to this - when I

copy/paste a package

into a new package (that I am going to edit to make a new package based on

the old one),

when you "paste" it into the library window, you can move it around to put

it where you want

it on the reference "+" for the package (and use the "alt" key to get

finer resolution).  If you

don't manage to get it where you want it etc, is there a way to move that

reference point

in the component (to get it on the same grid for example) or do you have

to start over

again - pointers to where that is documented in the manual are fine - I

was not able to

discover the answer to this one

 

Thanks !!

 

Mikey aka "mr.gadget"

 

Perhaps a different part of the same question is - when I dropped a package

into a new window with the mouse click (copy/paste), it ended up with

everything on a grid offset by .05  (.15, .25 etc) is there an easy way to

move the package to align with the 0.1 inch grid instead of being offset by

0.5" ?  If the answer is obvious, please point me to the doc - I am more

than

happy to read !!

mikey

"Mike Fields" <spam_me_not_mr.gadget2@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:jcmnsg$o56$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de...

Greetings all - I have not been able to find the answer to this - when I

copy/paste a package

into a new package (that I am going to edit to make a new package based on

the old one),

when you "paste" it into the library window, you can move it around to put

it where you want

it on the reference "+" for the package (and use the "alt" key to get

finer resolution).  If you

don't manage to get it where you want it etc, is there a way to move that

reference point

in the component (to get it on the same grid for example) or do you have

to start over

again - pointers to where that is documented in the manual are fine - I

was not able to

discover the answer to this one

 

Thanks !!

 

Mikey aka "mr.gadget"

 

Perhaps a different part of the same question is - when I dropped a package

into a new window with the mouse click (copy/paste), it ended up with

everything on a grid offset by .05  (.15, .25 etc) is there an easy way to

move the package to align with the 0.1 inch grid instead of being offset by

0.5" ?  If the answer is obvious, please point me to the doc - I am more

than

happy to read !!

mikey

Mike Fields schrieb:

>> Greetings all - I have not been able to find the answer to this - when I

>> copy/paste a package

>> into a new package (that I am going to edit to make a new package based on

>> the old one),

>> when you "paste" it into the library window, you can move it around to put

>> it where you want

>> it on the reference "+" for the package (and use the "alt" key to get

>> finer resolution).  If you

>> don't manage to get it where you want it etc, is there a way to move that

>> reference point

>> in the component (to get it on the same grid for example) or do you have

>> to start over

>> again - pointers to where that is documented in the manual are fine - I

>> was not able to

>> discover the answer to this one

First GROUP everything, then simply MOVE it.

Perhaps a different part of the same question is - when I dropped a package

into a new window with the mouse click (copy/paste), it ended up with

everything on a grid offset by .05  (.15, .25 etc) is there an easy way to

move the package to align with the 0.1 inch grid instead of being offset by

0.5" ?  If the answer is obvious, please point me to the doc - I am more

than happy to read !!

Select the proper reference coordinate after COPY (CUT with V5) and/or

PASTE it to a useful position.

If you let EAGLE automatically choose the reference coordinate, it will

be centered and thus often will be exactly half-grid (depending on the

package).

Take a look into HELP and the manual on how to exactly use these

commands and their options.

Tilmann