How to select all items

Hi Harry,

In EAGLE v8 you can just do Ctrl+A (Cmd+A on macOS) to select all.

In EAGLE v7 (and presumably earlier versions) you just select the GROUP command and then drag a group around everything. I'm not aware of a menu option to just do a select all.

Best Regards,

Rachael

Am 03.07.2017 um 12:57 schrieb rachaelp:

Hi Harry,

 

In EAGLE v8 you can just do CtrlA (CmdA on macOS) to select all.

 

In EAGLE v7 (and presumably earlier versions) you just select the GROUP command and then drag a group around everything. I'm not aware of a menu option to just do a select all.

 

GROUP ALL

(everything on all currently activated layers)

Hans Lederer wrote on Mon, 03 July 2017 12:42

Am 03.07.2017 um 12:57 schrieb rachaelp:

Hi Harry,

 

In EAGLE v8 you can just do CtrlA (CmdA on macOS) to select

all.

 

In EAGLE v7 (and presumably earlier versions) you just select the

GROUP command and then drag a group around everything. I'm not aware of

a menu option to just do a select all.

 

 

GROUP ALL

 

(everything on all currently activated layers)

Hi Hans,

Yes, and that's what Ctrl+A initiates in v8, but I don't believe that's

available from a menu option on v7 and earlier. The OP was searching for

what they thought used to be in the menus somewhere. But you are right,

issuing that command from the command line is the quickest way

Best Regards,

Rachael

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On 07/03/2017 07:42 AM, Hans Lederer wrote:

Am 03.07.2017 um 12:57 schrieb rachaelp:

Hi Harry,

 

In EAGLE v8 you can just do CtrlA (CmdA on macOS) to select all.

 

In EAGLE v7 (and presumably earlier versions) you just select the GROUP command and then drag a group around everything. I'm not aware of a menu option to just do a select all.

 

GROUP ALL

 

(everything on all currently activated layers)

 

 

Harry,

Bear in mind that the "Group All" command does NOT select names and

values that are not smashed.

I often use the "group all" command to change all the names to the

vector font:

1. Make sure the desired layers are active.

    Disp tNames bNames tOrigins bOrigins;

    Group all;                  # Group everything.

    Smash (C>0 0);              # Smash everything in the group.

    Group all;                  # Group everything including the smashed

    names.

    Change font vector (C>0 0)  # change all fonts to vector.

    Change ratio 15 (C>0 0)     # change all ratios to 15%.

The C and the > in the coordinates represent a control right-click.

Since that operates on the selected group, it doesn't matter where the

click occurs.  "0 0" is just easiest to type.

Prior to the above, I will make sure that both tOrigins and bOrigins are

turned on so that all components will be included in the group.  The

objective of the first "group all" is to select all components - both

top and bottom.  Then I smash the group, allowing me to select the

names.  The second "group all" selects the same components as before,

/and/ the names.

If you're not familiar with entering coordinates on the command line,

read section 5.2 of the user manual, or search the manual for "Entering

Coordinates as Text".  In the 7.7 English manual, it starts on page 95.

It is worthy to note that both the 'R' modifier and the 'P' modifier

expect coordinates relative to the mark.  If the mark is not set, it is

assumed to be the origin.  The difference between these two is that 'R'

expects rectangular coordinates, and 'P' expects polar coordinates.

HTH,

    - Chuck

On 07/03/2017 07:42 AM, Hans Lederer wrote:

Am 03.07.2017 um 12:57 schrieb rachaelp:

Hi Harry,

 

In EAGLE v8 you can just do CtrlA (CmdA on macOS) to select all.

 

In EAGLE v7 (and presumably earlier versions) you just select the GROUP command and then drag a group around everything. I'm not aware of a menu option to just do a select all.

 

GROUP ALL

 

(everything on all currently activated layers)

 

 

Harry,

Bear in mind that the "Group All" command does NOT select names and

values that are not smashed.

I often use the "group all" command to change all the names to the

vector font:

1. Make sure the desired layers are active.

    Disp tNames bNames tOrigins bOrigins;

    Group all;                  # Group everything.

    Smash (C>0 0);              # Smash everything in the group.

    Group all;                  # Group everything including the smashed

    names.

    Change font vector (C>0 0)  # change all fonts to vector.

    Change ratio 15 (C>0 0)     # change all ratios to 15%.

The C and the > in the coordinates represent a control right-click.

Since that operates on the selected group, it doesn't matter where the

click occurs.  "0 0" is just easiest to type.

Prior to the above, I will make sure that both tOrigins and bOrigins are

turned on so that all components will be included in the group.  The

objective of the first "group all" is to select all components - both

top and bottom.  Then I smash the group, allowing me to select the

names.  The second "group all" selects the same components as before,

/and/ the names.

If you're not familiar with entering coordinates on the command line,

read section 5.2 of the user manual, or search the manual for "Entering

Coordinates as Text".  In the 7.7 English manual, it starts on page 95.

It is worthy to note that both the 'R' modifier and the 'P' modifier

expect coordinates relative to the mark.  If the mark is not set, it is

assumed to be the origin.  The difference between these two is that 'R'

expects rectangular coordinates, and 'P' expects polar coordinates.

HTH,

    - Chuck