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Create pins from text

I'm trying to create pins in a semi-automated way. I'm using the Create Label form in Auto mode to place labels onto wires at a certain location based on their connectivity info. This works fine. The problem is though that it doesn't create "label" objects, but rather "text display" objects. These are not recognized by the "Create pins from labels" tool, which only recognizes "label" objects.

Is there a way to either convert text displays to labels, make the create label tool place labels instead of text displays, or get the create pins from labels tool to recognizes text displays?

Thanks!

Eduard Raines over 13 years ago

Hi,
You can write a simple skil code to do this.
Something like this :
cv=geGetWindowCellView()
tdList = setof(shape cv~>shapes shape~>objType =="textDisplay")
foreach(text tdList
;get text display name
lblName = text~>owner~>name
;create the label
dbCreateLabel(cv text~>lpp text~>xy "OO" text~>justify text~>orient text~>font text~>height )
;delete text display
dbDeleteObject(text)
);foreach

Regards,
Eduard Raines
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Eduard Raines over 13 years ago

Please substitute "OO" in dbCreateLabel function with lblName.
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Kari over 13 years ago

Eduard,
Just wanted to say thanks for this solution - exactly what I was looking for today! You saved me a lot of time and headache.
- Kari
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