When I use Copy from one job to another...designators are lost. Why?
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Simon Garrison
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over 2 years ago
During commands like Copy, many people do not want object attributes (like component designators & nets ) copied to "avoid duplicates". However others expect
To change the behavior when Objects are Copied, please go to the Option "Copy Objects Mode" - located in Options Dialog. Menu: Setup | Options..., select tab "Default values".
Duplicate (Nets/Components):
Object Net names and Component designators will be duplicated. This is the default behavior.
Rename (Nets/Components):
Object Net names and Component designators will be Renamed. The copied object will use a different component ref designators and net name.
Rename using Base Number (Nets/Components):
Object Net names and Component designators will be Renamed. The copied object will use a different component ref designators and net name. When providing a Base Number, every copied object will have a multiple appended(i.e formula: Base number * Copied instance).
Example: If Base Number is 100, Ref Designator is C5, and Net GND.
First Copy: Ref Designator is now C105. Net GND--100
Second Copy: Ref Designator is now C205. Net GND--200
...
35th Copy: Ref Designator is now C3505. Net GND--3500
Ignore (Nets/Components):
Object Net names and Component designators will NOT be duplicated. The copied object will NOT contain any component ref designator and/or net name.
Important - Using Properties: Any object properties/attributes can be modified by using command Properties... (menu: Edit / Properties...).
1. Select the objects that you wish to modify properties.
2. Go to Properties... (menu: Edit / Properties...) or Right-Click your mouse device.
3. Enter the new object properties/attributes that you wish and press OK.
All properties/attributes will be updated for the selected objects.
Simon Garrison
During commands like Copy, many people do not want object attributes (like component designators & nets ) copied to "avoid duplicates". However others expect
To change the behavior when Objects are Copied, please go to the Option "Copy Objects Mode" - located in Options Dialog. Menu: Setup | Options..., select tab "Default values".
Duplicate (Nets/Components):
Object Net names and Component designators will be duplicated. This is the default behavior.
Rename (Nets/Components):
Object Net names and Component designators will be Renamed. The copied object will use a different component ref designators and net name.
Rename using Base Number (Nets/Components):
Object Net names and Component designators will be Renamed. The copied object will use a different component ref designators and net name. When providing a Base Number, every copied object will have a multiple appended(i.e formula: Base number * Copied instance).
Example: If Base Number is 100, Ref Designator is C5, and Net GND.
First Copy: Ref Designator is now C105. Net GND--100
Second Copy: Ref Designator is now C205. Net GND--200
...
35th Copy: Ref Designator is now C3505. Net GND--3500
Ignore (Nets/Components):
Object Net names and Component designators will NOT be duplicated. The copied object will NOT contain any component ref designator and/or net name.
Important - Using Properties: Any object properties/attributes can be modified by using command Properties... (menu: Edit / Properties...).
1. Select the objects that you wish to modify properties.
2. Go to Properties... (menu: Edit / Properties...) or Right-Click your mouse device.
3. Enter the new object properties/attributes that you wish and press OK.
All properties/attributes will be updated for the selected objects.