[PEDA] Many similar Sheet Symbols

[Jon Elson]

Jakub M. wrote:

>OK, so I have made one complete channel (PCB). Naming convention of 
>parts in all channels is U100_A, C123_A for channel A, U100_B, C123_B 
>for channel B and so on (18 of them).
>
>Now what should I do to make other channels to be similar to A one?
>
>I think that I should (more-less) copy A into some "dummy.pcb" then 
>re-annotate all the parts from "..._A" to "..._B" (HOW?), delete old "B" 
>parts from the original PCB and paste all from "dummy.pcb". Is that 
>correct? How can I re-annotate easily all the parts? And if needed load 
>the netlist.
>  
>
The procedure is :

1.  select the whole channel

2.  copy to clipboard with ctrl/c
        You need to specify the grab point on the selected area

3.  you can do a paste special/paste array with the required spacing between
        channels, and the number of channels to be pasted.

4.  deselect all

5.  select the 2nd channel

6.  double click on any part, select global edit, and in the part 
designator edit
        field, put _A=_B and check selected parts and at the bottom select
        all primitives.

(repeat steps 4 - 6 for each channel.)

I think you could have made things easier by making all your designators
C1001,C2001,C3001 in the first channel.  Then when you do the paste array,
I think it will make the next channel have a C1002,C2002,C3002 if you select
the increment to 1.  You could also make the increment 1000 and make C1
change to C1001 on the next channel.

Jon