How to turn off the display of vale of multiple components in a PCB

Hello,

Do you want some values showing or do you just want to turn them all off? If the latter then open the 'Visible Layers' dialog and turn off the tValues and bValues layers.

Best Regards,

Rachael

Rachael,

Based on your reply I found out that when I created the symbol in the library I had the >NAME and the >VALUE in the same layer, tNames layer,  after I corrected the layer now by turning off the tValues layer it does what I expected.

I have another issue with the components that were already in the PCB, the components were smashed and do not seem to update when I update the library, newly added components are ok, but I guess this issue shoud be in another thread.

Rachael Thank you for your quick response.

Regards.

On 11/09/2019 18:05, eagle1301 wrote:

I have another issue with the components that were already in the PCB, the components were smashed and do not seem to update when I update the library, newly added components are ok, but I guess this issue shoud be in another thread.

If the component is "smashed" then its attributes are semi-autonomous

entities. A library update will not affect them as the characteristics

that differ might be intentional customisations. If you want to inherit

all the library updates on the attribute texts, you need to "reposition

attributes" (or "unsmash" in older versions).

That is correct, the components are “Smash” and I looked for a “unsmash” command and could not find it, I am using Eagle 7.7.0 Ultimate.

Does “ reposition attributes” mean delete the current components and add new ones?

Thank you.

Click with the right mouse button on the component.

A menu will pop up then you can find the menu item "smash" if this component was NOT smashed, or you will find "unSmash" if this component was smashed.

Gerald Schwarz wrote:

Click with the right mouse button on the component.

A menu will pop up then you can find the menu item "smash" if this

component was NOT smashed, or you will find "unSmash" if this

component was smashed.

activate the smash command, then shift-click the components

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Lorenz

Yes, this is the 2nd method. The "smash" icon on the tools bar (on the left side of the "miter" icon; the icon looks like an IC with a separated frame).

You can also "smash" or "unsmash" the selected group.

- Click the smash icon, click the group icon, select the group of your components what you like to smash,

click the right mouse button then the menu pops up and select "smash group" or "unsmash group" if that group was smashed.

On 11/09/2019 20:22, eagle1301 wrote:

That is correct, the components are “Smash” and I looked for a “unsmash” command and could not find it, I am using Eagle 7.7.0 Ultimate.

Others have answered the question for older Eagle versions

Does “ reposition attributes” mean delete the current components and add new ones?

No, it's just a naming thing. Eagle V9 no longer has "smash" - all parts

are "smashed" by default. "Reposition attributes" is the new name for

the "unsmash" then "smash" sequence you need to do.