Group Font Formatting

On 04/25/2014 08:31 PM, scott216 wrote:

Is there a script or something that can format all the component names

and values on my board so it's the same size?   I tried a group select

with the Info tool, but that didn't work.  Only one item was changed.

 

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use the change size or change ratio on the group.

Exactly how would I do that?  Right now I click on the info tool icon, then the group icon and I select a group names (they've been smashed).  I right click and select properties.  The info dialog box comes up, but only for one item.  There's no grouping.

On 04/25/2014 10:56 PM, scott216 wrote:

Exactly how would I do that?  Right now I click on the info tool icon,

then the group icon and I select a group names (they've been smashed).

I right click and select properties.  The info dialog box comes up, but

only for one item.  There's no grouping.

 

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Use the change icon not info icon.

The change Icon in ver 4 gives the list of properties to change.

The issue could also be you final click is canceling the group select.

Using the change tool is an improvement. but I don't see how it works with groups.  I grouped some parts, used change tool to change the size, but nothing happened.  But if I click on each text item, it changes it to the size I just selected.  If I don't select any parts in a group, it works the same way.  So grouping doesn't seem to be doing anything - at least they way I'm doing it.  This isn't bad, but can I change all of them at once?  Is there a command line option that would do this?

On 04/26/2014 05:17 PM, scott216 wrote:

Using the change tool is an improvement. but I don't see how it works

with groups.  I grouped some parts, used change tool to change the size,

but nothing happened.  But if I click on each text item, it changes it

to the size I just selected.  If I don't select any parts in a group, it

works the same way.  So grouping doesn't seem to be doing anything - at

least they way I'm doing it.  This isn't bad, but can I change all of

them at once?  Is there a command line option that would do this?

 

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try help group

Also see http://www.cadsoftusa.com/training/tutorials

search for the group command

Am 26.04.2014 23:17, schrieb scott216:

Using the change tool is an improvement. but I don't see how it works

with groups.  I grouped some parts, used change tool to change the size,

but nothing happened.  But if I click on each text item, it changes it

to the size I just selected.  If I don't select any parts in a group, it

works the same way.  So grouping doesn't seem to be doing anything - at

least they way I'm doing it.  This isn't bad, but can I change all of

them at once?  Is there a command line option that would do this?

 

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Group-> change size -> 40mil

then right click to the group.

The left mouse button does it on a single device

the right nmouse button does it on the group

hth

Werner

On 04/25/2014 08:31 PM, scott216 wrote:

Is there a script or something that can format all the component names

and values on my board so it's the same size?   I tried a group select

with the Info tool, but that didn't work.  Only one item was changed.

Scott,

What you're forgetting to do is to smash the parts first.  Try these

commands:

1. Group all components

    disp tOrig bOrig tNames bNames tPlace bPlace;

    group all;

1. Smash components in the group exposing the text origins

    smash (C>0 0);

1. Group all components including the text origins

    group all;

1. Change the font and the size of the text

    change font vector (C>0 0);

    change size 50mil (C>0 0);

1. Restore the previously displayed layers

    disp last;

The "(C>0 0)" represents a Control-Right-Click at the origin, which

causes the command to operate on the group.

Hope This Helps,

    - Chuck

Thanks Chuck, that's great info and should be a big help.

On 05/02/2014 11:02 AM, scott216 wrote:

Thanks Chuck, that's great info and should be a big help.

The ratio can also be changed in a similar manner.  If you're not

familiar with it, the text ratio is the ratio of the height of a text

cell to the width of the line used to draw the text.  Most board houses

have a minimum line width of about 7 mils for the silkscreen layer.  So,

for 50 mil text, a ratio no less than 7/50, or 14%, should be used.

Thus, after you have all your text selected into a group, you can add

    change ratio 14 (C>0 0);

along with the "change font" and "change size" commands.

HTH,

    - Chuck

Chuck Huber wrote:

Thus, after you have all your text selected into a group, you can add

 

   change ratio 14 (C>0 0);

the 'C' modifier is not needed for group actions on the command line.

While a right click (or 'ctrl right click' if

Option.ToggleCtrlForGroupSelectionAndContextMenu is set to 1)

performed with the mouse would open a context menu, this makes no

sense when performing a simulated right click from the command line.

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