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Create NetGroup WITHOUT manually typing in DOZENS of netnames ??? Orcad Capture

FunnyGus

I'm designing a x16 PCIe add-in card.  Simple.  There are 16 TX diffpairs, and 16 RX diffpairs.   How do I create a NetGroup without manually having to type EVERY SINGLE NET?  I can't use a bus because the "p" and the "n" have to be the last characters on the netname if I want Tools->Create Differential Pair to work.



netnames are like so:  
PER0p
PER0n
PER1p
PER1n....
.....
PER15p
PER15n

and for TX:

PET0p
PET0n
PET1p
PET1n....
.....
PET15p
PET15n

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  • Jeet
    +1

    You can also create a Net Group from Constraint Manager by performing the following steps >

    1. Select the required nets which you want under a Net Group.
    2. Right click on the nets and Choose Create > Net Group.




    3. Enter the Net Group name and select OK.
       

    Let me know how it goes for you after performing the steps, are you able to create a NetGroup without typing net names?

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  • Jeet
    +1

    You can also create a Net Group from Constraint Manager by performing the following steps >

    1. Select the required nets which you want under a Net Group.
    2. Right click on the nets and Choose Create > Net Group.




    3. Enter the Net Group name and select OK.
       

    Let me know how it goes for you after performing the steps, are you able to create a NetGroup without typing net names?

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  • FunnyGus
    0 in reply to Jeet

    Many thanks AGAIN to Vishwajeet Singh!

    Yes, I can do it as Vishwajeet suggests, but it is laborious (update PCB; PCB constraint manager; find the nets (which may be aliased), select and Netgroup them, and update back to schematic): 

    But is there a way to do it in capture, where I just select a bunch of nets with the mouse?   If I select nets in capture and right-click, the only option is "Create Unnamed Netgroup".

  • Jeet
    0 in reply to FunnyGus

    To create a named Net Group from Capture GUI, you need to first specify the name for the Net Group and then you need to add the required nets. Due to this, selecting multiple nets and creating a named Net Group is not available in OrCAD Capture.

    Hope this helps!

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