[PCB_FORUM] Re: Is there any way to replace more than one via,but not all of them?

The replace_update_via.il is available as a download from Cadence Sourcelink.

;*****************************************************
;
; Interactive command for replace via padstack definitions.
;
;
; The "replace_via" command allows the user to select
; multiple vias through a find by window.? If more than
; one via padstack name is found, the command will prompt
; the user for which via padstack name they wish to replace.
; The default text will be "***". This selection tells the
; command to replace all the vias found, regardless of the
; padstack name.? The command then prompts the user for
; the name of the new padstack.? It then replaces the vias.
;
;
; The "update_via" command is only useful in conjunction
; with the "replace_via" command.? Update via expects the
; user to select a single via.? It will then replace that
; via using the name of the new padstack supplied by the user
; the last time the "replace_via" command was executed.? If
; the "replace_via" command has not been run, "update_via"
; will do nothing.
;
;*****************************************************



-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Elder <dave.elder@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 3:31 pm
Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Is there any way to replace more than one via,but not 
all of them?


I have a small piece of Skill code that does exactly what you want (including 
group mode).?
Let me know if you would like it. (It may only work in 15.7 and above).?
?
Cheers, Dave?
?
Austin Franklin wrote, On 22/08/2008 10:20 a.m.:?
> Hi,?
>?
> I want to replace more than one and less than all vias. In tools/replace, if 
> I use padstack replace, I can select a via, and there is a checkbox for 
> single instance, or if not checked, it replaces them all. When in single 
> instance mode, I can't do multiple selections (not surprising, after all, it 
> is called "single instance"). Is there a way to use the selection box to 
> select a group of vias, or some other way of selecting multiple vias and 
> changing them to a different via padstack??
>?
> 15.7.?
>?
> ..and I've gotten bitten by not checking single instance mode, and it changes 
> all the instances of that via...and there is no undo! So, I have learned to 
> save often when replacing vias...?
>?
> Regards,?
>?
> Austin?
>?
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