[PCB_FORUM] Re: Placing Parts

Gary & all who replied ... thanks ever so much ... works like a charm
.... And allows me to save time. Have a great everyone.

 

Vincent Di Lello, CID+

Senior CAD Designer

Kaleidescape Canada, Inc.

vdilello@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

(v) 519.772.6418

(f) 519.772.6401

(c) 519.835.4477

www.kaleidescape.com

 

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From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary MacIndoe
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 10:58 AM
To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Placing Parts

 

Vince,

 

Sure, easy as pie!

 

First, delete the test points that you placed with Quickplace.  Then,
get into manual placement (Place -> Manually...).  Open up the
"Components by refdes" tree.  Now, in the "Alphanumeric filter" field,
enter "tp*".  Click on one of the test points to the left, and all of
the test points should now have a check mark to the left of them.  Just
click the first one down where you want it, and the second one will then
be on your cursor to be placed, etc.

 

Good luck!

 

Gary E. MacIndoe

PCB Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices

Longmont, Colorado

 

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From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vince Di Lello
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 8:39 AM
To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Placing Parts

 

Good morning fellow designers ... I am just wondering if there is a way
to place components is a somewhat automatic way? For example, I have
about 100 test points (all connected to GND) that I need to add. I did a
Quickplace and they are now added to my design and sitting just outside
the board outline. I there a way that I can select them all and place
them one at a time, so that when I place one, another snaps to my cursor
ready to placed? Any ideas to simplify this process would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks in advance to all.

 

Vincent Di Lello, CID+

Senior CAD Designer

Kaleidescape Canada, Inc.

vdilello@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

(v) 519.772.6418

(f) 519.772.6401

www.kaleidescape.com

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