I'm not sure if anyone is interested, but I have a first cut of program to move stuff around on the board. It executes directly on the .pcb file so it's not a plugin. Also, it's in java.
Here's what it does: 1) Selects all the parts that begin with a certain label, e.g. S6/S307 will find all parts S6/S307* 2) The parts are piled all on top of each other at some location specified on command line. 3) Optionally can move the labels off the top of the parts. 4) Optionally can reset the position of all parts back to a single location (currently near the origin). Here's how I'm using it: I run it multiple times for each hierarchical section. Each time, placing the stack of parts in a different location. Then, I load up PCB. For each pile, I select it, then choose "disperse selected" which arranges them at the top of the display area. I can then easily work with them by moving the group somewhere useful. I repeat the process for each of the piles. seems ok so far, but I just finished it so it may still have bugs. regards gene _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user