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Ratsnest for a single net

Former Member over 12 years ago

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.

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Former Member over 12 years ago

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

cut here <<<<
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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Former Member over 12 years ago

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

cut here <<<<
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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