Auto add >NAME and >VALUE in the symbol editor

martonmiklos wrote on Fri, 20 May 2016 15:17

I think it would be an useful feature if a new symbol is created the

>NAME and the >VALUE texts should be placed automatically, somewere above

the origin of the symbol. Or there could be an option to activate this

behaviour if it would confuse the users.

This would be pointless as the problem it would solve is trivial.

Quote:

Adding these texts are time consuming

There is no need for it to be time consuming.  I use hot keys for this

purpose.  For example, here are the key assignments for this purpose in the

package editor:

assign F12 'grid inch .005 20 lines on; cha siz .05; cha rat 16; cha lay

tnam; text >NAME'

assign S+F12 'grid inch .005 20 lines on; cha siz .05; cha rat 16; cha lay

tval; text >VALUE'

assign C+F12 'grid inch .005 20 lines on; cha siz .03; cha rat 10; cha lay

tdocu; text >NAME'

F12 let's me easily place the component name on the silkscreen, Shift-F12

the value, and Ctrl-F12 the name that shows up in the assembly drawing.

Anything built in won't get it right and be more trouble than it's worth.

I use F12 similarly for symbols (which are simpler than packages, odd that

you aren't complaining about that instead), except there's no issue of a

drawing so my Ctrl-F12 doesn't apply.

Eagle gives us the tools to customize these kinds of things ourselves.  Use

them instead of asking for your specific usage to be built in and burden

everyone else.

Quote:

it is easier to delete one if not needed then placeing them in most

cases.

NO!  Don't give me another "standard" thing Eagle does that I then just

have to delete.

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martonmiklos wrote on Fri, 20 May 2016 15:17

I think it would be an useful feature if a new symbol is created the

>NAME and the >VALUE texts should be placed automatically, somewere above

the origin of the symbol. Or there could be an option to activate this

behaviour if it would confuse the users.

This would be pointless as the problem it would solve is trivial.

Quote:

Adding these texts are time consuming

There is no need for it to be time consuming.  I use hot keys for this

purpose.  For example, here are the key assignments for this purpose in the

package editor:

assign F12 'grid inch .005 20 lines on; cha siz .05; cha rat 16; cha lay

tnam; text >NAME'

assign S+F12 'grid inch .005 20 lines on; cha siz .05; cha rat 16; cha lay

tval; text >VALUE'

assign C+F12 'grid inch .005 20 lines on; cha siz .03; cha rat 10; cha lay

tdocu; text >NAME'

F12 let's me easily place the component name on the silkscreen, Shift-F12

the value, and Ctrl-F12 the name that shows up in the assembly drawing.

Anything built in won't get it right and be more trouble than it's worth.

I use F12 similarly for symbols (which are simpler than packages, odd that

you aren't complaining about that instead), except there's no issue of a

drawing so my Ctrl-F12 doesn't apply.

Eagle gives us the tools to customize these kinds of things ourselves.  Use

them instead of asking for your specific usage to be built in and burden

everyone else.

Quote:

it is easier to delete one if not needed then placeing them in most

cases.

NO!  Don't give me another "standard" thing Eagle does that I then just

have to delete.

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