How to Unlock components from the command line (or script).

On 04.07.2017 00:13, Chuck Huber wrote:

 

Eagle 7.7.0

 

It's clear how one can lock the position of components from the command

line:

 

    Lock LED1 LED2 LED3;

 

But what is not clear is to how to unlock it.  Thus far, I have tried:

(stuff deleted)

I dont know if it an sw accident, and it is probably just a curiosity

and of no practical use, but this works on 7.7.0:

Type

     Lock

then immediately follow up with

     (S@)

...and it gets unlocked! But the mouse pointer needs to be within the

window for it to work.. Maybe there are other side effects that can be

explored..

On 26.07.2018 13:38, Morten Leikvoll wrote:

On 04.07.2017 00:13, Chuck Huber wrote:

 

Eagle 7.7.0

 

It's clear how one can lock the position of components from the

command line:

 

    Lock LED1 LED2 LED3;

 

But what is not clear is to how to unlock it.  Thus far, I have tried:

(stuff deleted)

 

I dont know if it an sw accident, and it is probably just a curiosity

and of no practical use, but this works on 7.7.0:

 

Type

    Lock <refdes>

then immediately follow up with

    (S@)

 

...and it gets unlocked! But the mouse pointer needs to be within the

window for it to work.. Maybe there are other side effects that can be

explored..

Having just said that, here seems to be the solution to unlock!:

"lock  (S@);"

On 26.07.2018 13:40, Morten Leikvoll wrote:

On 26.07.2018 13:38, Morten Leikvoll wrote:

On 04.07.2017 00:13, Chuck Huber wrote:

 

Eagle 7.7.0

 

It's clear how one can lock the position of components from the

command line:

 

    Lock LED1 LED2 LED3;

 

But what is not clear is to how to unlock it.  Thus far, I have tried:

(stuff deleted)

 

I dont know if it an sw accident, and it is probably just a curiosity

and of no practical use, but this works on 7.7.0:

 

Type

     Lock <refdes>

then immediately follow up with

     (S@)

 

...and it gets unlocked! But the mouse pointer needs to be within the

window for it to work.. Maybe there are other side effects that can be

explored..

 

Having just said that, here seems to be the solution to unlock!:

"lock <refdes> (S@);"

Damn, I was too quick.. My mouse pointer was too close to the device I

was playing with. Both my suggestions fail if the pointer is closer to a

different device.. Sorry for the alarm

On 26.07.2018 13:40, Morten Leikvoll wrote:

On 26.07.2018 13:38, Morten Leikvoll wrote:

On 04.07.2017 00:13, Chuck Huber wrote:

 

Eagle 7.7.0

 

It's clear how one can lock the position of components from the

command line:

 

    Lock LED1 LED2 LED3;

 

But what is not clear is to how to unlock it.  Thus far, I have tried:

(stuff deleted)

 

I dont know if it an sw accident, and it is probably just a curiosity

and of no practical use, but this works on 7.7.0:

 

Type

     Lock <refdes>

then immediately follow up with

     (S@)

 

...and it gets unlocked! But the mouse pointer needs to be within the

window for it to work.. Maybe there are other side effects that can be

explored..

 

Having just said that, here seems to be the solution to unlock!:

"lock <refdes> (S@);"

Damn, I was too quick.. My mouse pointer was too close to the device I

was playing with. Both my suggestions fail if the pointer is closer to a

different device.. Sorry for the alarm