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Create pins from text

Steve Mikes

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

    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

  • Eduard Raines

    Please substitute "OO" in dbCreateLabel function with lblName.

  • Kari

     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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