The ref des is not assigned to symbol. The ref des is assigned to the component. If you are just placing package symbols, you will never be able to assign a ref des. You must have a parts list which will associate the component to the package symbol. Charlie -----Original Message----- From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tmi Systems PCB Design - Amin Aslan Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 12:45 AM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] HOW CAN I ASSIGN A REFDES TO A SYMBOL THAT DOES NOT HAVE ONE ??? THANKS ----------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe/unsubscribe: Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe To view the archives of this list go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ Problems or Questions: Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe/unsubscribe: Send a message to icu-pcb-forum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of subscribe or unsubscribe To view the archives of this list go to //www.freelists.org/archives/icu-pcb-forum/ Problems or Questions: Send an email to icu-pcb-forum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -----------------------------------------------------------