[PCB_FORUM] Re: Globally change to alt symbol across board

Thanks Christopher,
This did work. We were already trying the export / import placement, but changing the footprint, removing all other footprints from the place.txt file, then deleting all of the components to be replaced by the alt symbol in the board worked. One problem I encountered was when export placement by symbol origin offset some parts slightly, but when exporting by pin1 and importing with pin1 reference it worked great. 

THANKS!
This was a huge time saver!
Mark

Christopher Nunn wrote:


Hi Mark,

How about extract a place_txt.txt file

globally change the footprint name in that file

delete all relays, and use a "plctxt -r" command to read the file back
into the board.

The caveat is that the two relay origins are in the same spot, but you
would encounter that with a 1 by 1 replace as well.

Chris

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Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Globally change to alt symbol across board
Can I change all of my 500 relays to an alternate symbol across the whole board? 
The only way I can find to do it is thru delete / manual place or Move /

select alt sym the place back down.
Very very time consuming concidering this can not be done in "stretch
mode".
All my parts are on a 1 mil grid.

HELP!

Thanks,
Mark


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