Attributes improvements.

Am 05.08.2014 13:49, schrieb Guillaume barrey:

- For global attributes: we often have to copy from SCH to BRD. In

'New attribute' and 'Change attribute' dialog box, a little

option like 'apply in schematic' (or board if edit from schematic),

would be welcome. So If we change or add one attribute that must be the

same in schematic and board, we don't have to do it twice.

I know, there is already a post about this point... but ARgggg that

would be great...

 

The best thing will be  a little change in this attributes window, by

adding a list of the package variants, in the left bottom corner (on the

same line of the NEW, CHANGE DEL OK Cancel Buttons). When we open the

attributes window, we can see and edit the attributes of the current

package, but we could also see/edit the attributes of the other variant,

just by selecting an other package in this list. It would be easier to

check and edit the attributes, of ALL the device package variant at

once.

 

And (in the same spirit of the suggestion for global attributes) adding

a little option to apply to all package in the 'New attribute' and

'Change attribute' dialog box would be useful too.

for our standard attributes, we do this with a ULP, but yes, PLEASE: The

above suggestion would make things MUCH easier for the usual

'non-programmer'.

Andreas Weidner

Hi Andreas,

 

for our standard attributes, we do this with a ULP, but yes, PLEASE: The

above suggestion would make things MUCH easier for the usual

'non-programmer'.

 

Andreas Weidner

 

 

Thank you for support on this !

I also made a script for my standards global attributes, so when I start a new board, I run it in Sch and in Brd. But when I start a new version of an existing board, I have to make some changes and script is not really helpful ( the time to create the script = time to do it).

For library, I known that some ulp already exist but, they don't necessary correspond to my needs, and you hae to remeber how to use them etc...They also do not let you have a global vision of your the attributes of all package variants. So for checking purposes, ulp doesn't help. Unless someone build a big huges ulp with a nice IHM... but the actual attribute windows is already done. It would be shame that someone spend much time to rebuild this windows since the few adjustment I suggested will be enough (I think).

Guillaume Barrey

On 08/05/2014 07:49 AM, Guillaume barrey wrote:

Hi,

 

Attributes is really powerful but sometimes, to define them can be

painful, in particular when we had to copy an paste and paste and

paste...

 

- For global attributes: we often have to copy from SCH to BRD. In

'New attribute' and 'Change attribute' dialog box, a little

option like 'apply in schematic' (or board if edit from schematic),

would be welcome. So If we change or add one attribute that must be the

same in schematic and board, we don't have to do it twice.

I know, there is already a post about this point... but ARgggg that

would be great...

I agree that those buttons would be nice.  A better solution would be

project level attributes.  When a search for an attribute is done (i.e.

">XYZZY"), the search path could start at the variant, then the device,

file (.sch or .brd), an finally the project.

The term "Global Attributes" is somewhat of a misnomer; it should more

accurately be called "File Attributes".  The term "Global Attributes" is

just too unspecific when there's really nothing global about them.  They

don't apply across files, projects, installation instances, computers,

networks, companies, nor countries.  Admittedly, I'm bordering on the

absurd, but so is "Global".

Enjoy,

    - Chuck