Ratsnest for a single net

Brett Holden wrote:

If you want to ratsnest a single net the only option is currently to

type the command followed by the netname in parentheses.

No parenthesis needed

e;g; ratsnest GND

If you need to incrementally make adjustments to a polygon's shape,

there is no way to simply "repeat" the last operation. All that

typing can get tedious. And slow.

Up Arrow repeats the last typed command or the earlier ones, that's quick.

So, give us an additional drop-down menu option such as: "Tools >

Ratsnest (.) " where Eagle waits for the user to mouse-click on a

single net to operate on. Or, give us a syntax for typing the

"ratsnest" command, to be followed by a mouse-click on a single net

to operate on.

HTH

Warren

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"Warren Brayshaw" <warrenbrayshaw@paradise.net.nz> wrote in message

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Brett Holden wrote:

If you want to ratsnest a single net the only option is currently to

type the command followed by the netname in parentheses.

 

No parenthesis needed

e;g; ratsnest GND

 

If you need to incrementally make adjustments to a polygon's shape,

there is no way to simply "repeat" the last operation. All that

typing can get tedious. And slow.

 

Up Arrow repeats the last typed command or the earlier ones, that's quick.

 

So, give us an additional drop-down menu option such as: "Tools >

Ratsnest (.) " where Eagle waits for the user to mouse-click on a

single net to operate on. Or, give us a syntax for typing the

"ratsnest" command, to be followed by a mouse-click on a single net

to operate on.

>

HTH

Warren

 

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Whup.. what I meant was having to type the command, and netname  -in single

quotes- (not parentheses). But you're right, it works without single quotes.

And thank you for setting me straight on that.

But I still think it would be a worthwhile improvement to be able to

ratsnest a polygon by entering some command (or clicking a drop-down menu),

and then clicking on the polygon's edge, instead of having to type the

command and the net name.  I am not that big on using only the keyboard.

Brett Holden wrote:

>If you want to ratsnest a single net the only option is currently to type

>the command followed by the netname in parentheses.

>If you need to incrementally make adjustments to a polygon's shape, there is

>no way to simply "repeat" the last operation. All that typing can get

>tedious. And slow.

>So, give us an additional drop-down menu option such as: "Tools > Ratsnest

>(.) " where Eagle waits for the user to mouse-click on a single net to

>operate on. Or, give us a syntax for typing the "ratsnest" command, to be

>followed by a mouse-click on a single net to operate on.

for the time being, try the following ULP assigned to a function key

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string cmd;

if (!board) {

  dlgMessageBox("to be used from board editor");

}

else {

  board(BRD) {

    BRD.signals(SIG) {

      SIG.polygons(POL) {

        if (ingroup(POL)) {

          cmd += " " + SIG.name;

          break; // ratsnest works on signals -> no need to check the

                 // remaining polygons of the signal

        }

      }

    }

  }

  if (cmd)

    exit("ratsnest" + cmd + ";");

  else

    dlgMessageBox("no polygons found in selection\n\nctrl-click to

select, then re-run ULP");

    exit("group");

}

cut here <<<<

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