Modules in part names in board layout

On 11/3/2014 4:28 AM, Alexander Schultze wrote:

Dear all,

 

with the introduction of the new modules we have been happily started to

segregate our schematics into different modules, alas everything is

fine. The designs included nested submodules with different depths. Now

the module names are rather long for identification (Module_part_...)

and not acronyms. The part names in the layout become unacceptably

long,  since there is more than one layer using the offset is not an

option. Is there yet any solution to this like module acronyms or an ULP

which numbers all the parts on the board finally?

 

Alex

Hi Alex,

This is coming in 7.2. You'll be able to assign prefixes to modules, so

for example a module named POWER can have a prefix like P. On the board

you'll see something like P1:R1 instead of POWER1:R1. You can test it

out in the latest beta 7.1.2.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

Best Regards,

Jorge Garcia

Jorge Garcia wrote on Tue, 11 November 2014 16:05

On 11/3/2014 4:28 AM, Alexander Schultze wrote:

Dear all,

 

with the introduction of the new modules we have been happily

started to

segregate our schematics into different modules, alas everything

is

fine. The designs included nested submodules with different

depths. Now

the module names are rather long for identification

(Module_part_...)

and not acronyms. The part names in the layout become

unacceptably

long,  since there is more than one layer using the offset is not

an

option. Is there yet any solution to this like module acronyms or

an ULP

which numbers all the parts on the board finally?

 

Alex

 

Hi Alex,

 

This is coming in 7.2. You'll be able to assign prefixes to modules, so

 

for example a module named POWER can have a prefix like P. On the board

 

you'll see something like P1:R1 instead of POWER1:R1. You can test it

out in the latest beta 7.1.2.

 

Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

 

Best Regards,

Jorge Garcia

Jorge,

I am running Eagle 7.3.0 x64 on Windows 7.

I have set a prefix for each of my modules, but the full name of the module

still appears on the board.

Eg. I expect to see "PSU:C1" but instead see "POWER-SUPPLY-MODULE:C1"

Do I need to take any extra steps to have the prefix applied on the board?

Thanks!

Jordan

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Jorge,

 

I am running Eagle 7.3.0 x64 on Windows 7.

 

I have set a prefix for each of my modules, but the full name of the module

still appears on the board.

 

Eg. I expect to see "PSU:C1" but instead see "POWER-SUPPLY-MODULE:C1"

 

Do I need to take any extra steps to have the prefix applied on the board?

 

Thanks!

Jordan

 

Hi Jordan,

I have it working over here. Remember that the module prefix needs to be

defined at the time in which you create the module. Is this what you did?

With a little more information I think we can figure this out.

Best Regards,

Jorge Garcia

Jorge Garcia wrote on Tue, 07 July 2015 17:10

Jorge,

 

I am running Eagle 7.3.0 x64 on Windows 7.

 

I have set a prefix for each of my modules, but the full name of

the module

still appears on the board.

 

Eg. I expect to see "PSU:C1" but instead see

"POWER-SUPPLY-MODULE:C1"

 

Do I need to take any extra steps to have the prefix applied on

the board?

 

Thanks!

Jordan

 

 

Hi Jordan,

 

I have it working over here. Remember that the module prefix needs to

be

defined at the time in which you create the module. Is this what you

did?

 

With a little more information I think we can figure this out.

 

Best Regards,

Jorge Garcia

Hi Jorge,

No, I did not set the prefix when I created the module. After finding this

thread, I went back and set the prefix by choosing "Properties" on the

module.

Thanks,

Jordan

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I've figured out a work around until this is fixed.

(I'll assume your module is named "POWER-SUPPLY", the instance you wish to

change is "POWER-SUPPLY1", and you've already set the prefix on the module

itself to "P")

In *.sch:

Find & replace all instances of "POWER-SUPPLY1" with "P1". Repeat for any

other instances. Don't try and replace "POWER-SUPPLY", it will break

references to the module.

In *.brd:

Find & replace all instances of "POWER-SUPPLY1" with "P1". Repeat for any

other instances. This may be able to be shortened to "POWER-SUPPLY" but

this is untested.

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I've needed to do this again, and looking back, all this does is change the

NAME of the module. This can be done in EAGLE without the need to edit

files, but it's kind of an annoying workaround.

Is there any estimated time frame for fixing this bug? Updating to 7.4.0

and changing the module's PREFIX doesn't have any effect.

Cheers,

Jordan

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