Library copy and rename device procedure?

Create a ULP would be easier.

C

My current procedure is:

• copy the existing device (bringing along its symbols and packages) to

a temporary library.

• In the temporary library, rename all symbols, packages and the device

itself. (Helpfully, renaming the packages and symbols updates the

device, so the entire thing maintains its integrity).

• copy this completely renamed device back to the original library,

including its own symbols and packages, which I can then proceed to

edit.

Is this as good as it gets, or is there a better way?

Hi Graham,

I don't think you need to use a dummy library. Within the same library I

find it easiest to just GROUP -> COPY -> PASTE for symbols and packages.

If you're using V7.3.0 or newer it's even easier since there is now a

duplicate function which allows you to make copies of items and simply

give them different names. In the table of contents view, Simply

right-click on a component and select duplicate from the context menu.

Very sweet.

hth,

Jorge Garcia

Thanks Jorge for your most interesting reply,

CadSoft Guest wrote:

 

Hi Graham,

 

I don't think you need to use a dummy library. Within the same library I

find it easiest to just GROUP -> COPY -> PASTE for symbols and packages.

OK, so I assume you mean that you perform these steps separately for each symbol and package, in their respective editors, right? So a device with two symbols and five packages will require quite a bit of work. Not to mention you then have to connect all the pins to all the pads.

Or do I misunderstand you?

If you're using V7.3.0 or newer it's even easier since there is now a

duplicate function which allows you to make copies of items and simply

give them different names. In the table of contents view, Simply

right-click on a component and select duplicate from the context menu.

Very sweet.

 

Jorge Garcia

Duplicate seems to have some bugs.  I've detailed this in separate post "Bug in Library Duplicate function"

-- Graham

On 8/5/2015 5:58 PM, Graham Wideman wrote:

Thanks Jorge for your most interesting reply,

CadSoft Guest wrote:

 

 

 

Hi Graham,

 

 

 

I don't think you need to use a dummy library. Within the same library

I

 

find it easiest to just GROUP -> COPY -> PASTE for symbols and

packages.

 

OK, so I assume you mean that you perform these steps separately for

each symbol and package, in their respective editors, right? So a device

with two symbols and five packages will require quite a bit of work. Not

to mention you then have to connect all the pins to all the pads.

 

Or do I misunderstand you?

Correct, it's not to terrible because the device editor allows you to

reuse the pad-pin mappings of existing devices under certain conditions.

If you're using V7.3.0 or newer it's even easier since there is now

a

 

duplicate function which allows you to make copies of items and simply

 

 

give them different names. In the table of contents view, Simply

 

right-click on a component and select duplicate from the context menu.

 

 

Very sweet.

 

 

 

Jorge Garcia

 

First, one incidental note: Duplicate isn't in the manual, nor in the

in-app Help.

 

Second, it seems to have some bugs.  Repro:

These were addressed in the latest beta, try 7.3.2 the duplicate

function should work much better.

You are correct that it isn't documented anywhere, so I'll put that as a

request for the devs.

Best Regards,

Jorge Garcia

Well, I thank Jorge for making his suggestion, but I don't regard it as easier, and it seems more error prone. Since I've not heard a better method, I'm going to conclude that there isn't one.