Another way you can do this is after you have placed your original block of components and they are named R?, etc. Find * Replace with {?=_?}. After annotating, you'll have R_1, R_2, etc. Then copy and paste your block how ever many times needed. Then select all components in a block and Find * Replace with {_=1}, select next block and Find * Replace with {_=2}, etc.
Al McGilvra McGilvra Engineering - Electronic Design & Development Services Ph: 517-783-2623 Fax: 517-783-0676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3155 Robinson Road Jackson, Michigan 49203 www.mcgilvra.com -----Original Message----- From: J rg Guttmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 12:20 PM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: Re: [PEDA] Global changes I'm doing the following n such cases: 0/ (with the slash) as a Prefix in the first schematic not only for component designators but also for net labels und ports. For Example 0/R12, 0/R17, 0/C5, 0/N423 and so on. Then it's easy to make a copy of the schematic und use the <edit - replace text> dialog from the schematic main menu bar to change all strings in the copied schematic. You should use: Text to find: * as wildcard for all texts replace with: {0/=1/} replace only the prefix Components named in this way are looking a little bit unusual but i've found no problems so far. Protel pcb and the synchroniser don't complain. This should also work with other characters as separator, for example the dot <.> and also with postfixes if you need the characters like R or C at the beginning of the designators. It's important that the seperator isn't used in normal designator names. Dipl. Ing. J rg Guttmann eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================================== Visit our Web Site: http://www.imar-navigation.de =================================================== iMAR GmbH Gesellschaft f r inertiale Mess-, Automatisierungs- und Regelsysteme Systems for Inertial Measuring, Automation and Control Im Reihersbruch 3 D-66386 St. Ingbert / Germany Tel.: +49-(0)6894-9657-34 Fax : +49-(0)6894-9657-22 ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 8:47 PM Subject: [PEDA] Global changes Hello, I am new to both Protel and this forum. I am using Protel 99 SE. I am designing an eight channel active filter. Each channel is identical to the others except for component values. I have created the first block and numbered all components starting with 100 (i.e. U100, R100, R101, R102, etc.). What I want to do is copy the block and make a global change that applies to the selected block. Specificaly, I want to change the component designators in the selected block to the next higher century block (i.e U100>U200, R100>R200, R101>R201, etc.). Every attempt I have made so far has resulted in either no changes, or changes to all of the occurences of the digits I am substituting (i.e R101 becomes R202, not R201, and R102 also becomes R202). If anyone could give me a hint, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanx, Michael Badillo Engineering Technician Qual-Tron, Inc. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *