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Selecting Multiple Components in OrCAD Capture

cstocci

Hi,

If I have, as example, 4 or 5 (or more) components on different schematic pages, how does one first FIND selected parts, then have one place to edited their properties.  This is very useful if you are tasked with updating some existing schematic design and with existing reference designators, but those parts are now different in value and need their database updated.  I know if you are on one page, you can do the usual hold the cntrl key while selecting different components, then right clicking the mouse to get to the properties page...great!  However, when those components are only different pages and not clearly in eyesight on the computer screen, this becomes problematic.  Also, the parts Browser is not much more helpful as the entries are in the a direction (left-to-right entries) which is not easy to edit like the edit property window is for multiple components.

How does one get the same effect as a single page mutiple component selection with components using the strl key and mouse selection on different pages with the same editing as available with the properties editing window?  BTW, this is for SPB 17.20.058.

CT

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    If you are using OrCAD CIS you can use Part Manager (Tools - Part Manager) to look at parts in a table and then select them, right click - Link Database Part and choose the parts you want to update them with. If you are just using Capture (so no database properties) you can use Edit - Browse Parts, choose the preferred mode then in the form that opens left click the TOP row followed by a Shift+Left click the last row (so that all parts are selected) then choose Edit - Properties. This opens an editable window with all property data, Just as a FYI in the normal property editor try clicking on the Pivot button which should help with the property display when you select multiple parts.

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    There is regular expression capabilities inside cadence . Make sure the regular expression box is checked next to the find GUI and then type in the following... or better yet here is an example

    \y(R56|R72|R135|R151|R214|R230|R293|R310)\y   this will find only the reference designators R56,R72,R135,R151,R214,R230,R293,R310 inside the whole schematic . Let me know if it does not work . 

  • 0 in reply to steve

    Hi , If I update with "link database part" trough Part Manager it does not update the schematic part properties. Can I sync the schematic part with the Part Manager part somehow?

    Thanks.

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    With latest 22.1 you can use find filter to select the parts of your choice or will can select them all in results window of Find & right click to edit them all on a single go.

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