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Back Annotation of references

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I've searched but cannot find how to force a 'back annotation' of all the

component reference designators.

 

Once I'm done with a layout I want to 'run something' that reorders the

refs; top to bottom, left to right.

 

How's it done?

 

Thanks.

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  • Joerg wrote on Sun, 14 March 2010 17:52

    It's technicians who have to repair boards and they often don't have

    such tools. A good practice layout for a product that is field-repaired

    or shop-repaired at the board level needs to have orderly designators.

     

    That can go just as well for the schematic.  Unfortunately you can't have

    it both ways.  One is probably just as good or bad as the other.  I usually

    order the designators in the schematic, but then provide a cross reference

    list for locating every part in both the board and schematic.

     

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    But I can't speak to Eagle's available methods here as I farm out all

    layouts.

     

    I use one of the renumber ULPs from CadSoft I grabbed a copy of long ago.

    I think there are renumber ULPs for the board too.  If not, it shouldn't be

    hard to modify a schematic renumber into a board renumber.

     

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  • Joerg wrote on Sun, 14 March 2010 17:52

    It's technicians who have to repair boards and they often don't have

    such tools. A good practice layout for a product that is field-repaired

    or shop-repaired at the board level needs to have orderly designators.

     

    That can go just as well for the schematic.  Unfortunately you can't have

    it both ways.  One is probably just as good or bad as the other.  I usually

    order the designators in the schematic, but then provide a cross reference

    list for locating every part in both the board and schematic.

     

    Quote:

    But I can't speak to Eagle's available methods here as I farm out all

    layouts.

     

    I use one of the renumber ULPs from CadSoft I grabbed a copy of long ago.

    I think there are renumber ULPs for the board too.  If not, it shouldn't be

    hard to modify a schematic renumber into a board renumber.

     

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    Browser access to CadSoft Support Forums at http://www.eaglecentral.ca

     

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