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Feature wish list + need help adjusting renumber ulp

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e14 Contributor over 14 years ago

1) What I REALLY need today is a smarter device renumbering ulp or command. Renumbering the whole board works, but the PCB is large and there are many sections. I would like to be able to

a) renumber only the selected group (rather than entire sheet or schematic or board)

b) (better yet) have a smart feature that asks for a distance cutoff, so that all parts within that distance are numbered sequentially, and not only across the X or Y axes.

 

Does anyone know ULP language who could quickly update Eagle's bundled "Renumber" ulp to only use devices that are "In Group" (that is what tech support suggested to me).

 

2) Boy would I LOVE to have a "cell" adjust feature for part groups that are repeated many times on the (a) schematic, and (b) board. By this I mean that I would define a master cell, and then i could easily drop daughter cells that would all change exactly as I change the master cell unless I unlink them from the master. This would be a really, really great feature.

 

Those are my immediate requirements, so any input greatly appreciated. Otherwise, here is the rest of my feature wish list (in time for Christmas image )

 

3) I would love for Eagle to offer the option to beep once autorouting is complete, since I often go to another location and this would be very helpful to know when it is done.

 

4) On busy PCBs with lots of parts, I cannot see the higlighted device when I try to "show" a part, since it is often too small given all the parts, nets, and the size of the PCB being large. It would be GREAT if when parts are shown, would not just highlight slightly brighter, but would actually flash (at least for 5-10 seconds) so I can see them better

 

 

Thanks,

TC

 

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    0 e14 Contributor over 14 years ago

    Am 16.12.2011 19:44, schrieb imagineering:

    1) I would love for Eagle to offer the option to beep once routing is complete.

     

    EAGLE already DOES beep when a signal reaches a pad or SMD while

    routing. If you don't hear anything, something is wrong somewhere.

     

    2) I cannot see the higlighted device when I try to "show" a part

     

    Try the command line with the following syntax:

       SHOW @

    For example (in abbreviated command form), 'sh @ R1'. This does not

    flash anything, but draws a rectangle around R1 for better visibility.

     

    Andreas Weidner

     

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    0 e14 Contributor over 14 years ago

    Am 16.12.2011 19:44, schrieb imagineering:

    1) I would love for Eagle to offer the option to beep once routing is complete.

     

    EAGLE already DOES beep when a signal reaches a pad or SMD while

    routing. If you don't hear anything, something is wrong somewhere.

     

    2) I cannot see the higlighted device when I try to "show" a part

     

    Try the command line with the following syntax:

       SHOW @

    For example (in abbreviated command form), 'sh @ R1'. This does not

    flash anything, but draws a rectangle around R1 for better visibility.

     

    Andreas Weidner

     

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    0 e14 Contributor over 14 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

    Hi Andreas,

     

    Thanks for the tip about using '@' with show. That does help a lot.

     

    As for the routing, perhaps I didn\t explain clearly. I meant at the end of Autorouting an entire board.

     

    Other features I would love:

    1) "recheck/refresh" button on the design rule check dialog so that I don't have to close it and reopen it after having fixed some of the errors that I want to double check before moving onto others.

     

    2) Smart router/placer feature that can actually slightly move unlocked parts automatically while routing in order to increase routing percentage completion and efficiency.

    I realize this feature is a very tall order, but I thought I'd toss it out there anyway, since it would be a real gem.

     

    Thanks,

    TC

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