How to make Assy Ref Des follow Ref Des Silk

The skill code below should move the assy text to the silk text locations, however I am on vacation & don't have access to licenses to test it...

procedure(silk2assy()
let((refdes layer orient silk assy Dx Dy)
foreach( symbol axlDBGetDesign()->symbols
if( (symbol->definition->type == "PACKAGE" || symbol->definition->type == "MECHANICAL") then
if( !symbol->refdes || nindex(symbol->refdes,"*") then
(refdes = nil)
else
(refdes = symbol->refdes)
)
if( symbol->component && refdes then
if((((symbol->prop)->FIXED) == t)||((((symbol->component)->prop)->FIXED) == t) then
axlMsgPut("skipping FIXED symbol %s" refdes)
else
(assy = nil)
(silk = nil)
foreach(Child symbol->children
(layer = (Child->layer))
if(((Child->objType) == "text") then
if((symbol->isMirrored) then
if((layer == "REF DES/SILKSCREEN_BOTTOM") then
(silk = Child)
(orient = axlTextOrientationCopy(Child))
)
if((layer == "REF DES/ASSEMBLY_BOTTOM") then
(assy = Child)
)
else
if((layer == "REF DES/SILKSCREEN_TOP") then
(silk = Child)
(orient = axlTextOrientationCopy(Child))
)
if((layer == "REF DES/ASSEMBLY_TOP") then
(assy = Child)
)
)
)
)
when(silk && assy
axlTextOrientationCopy(assy orient)
(Dx = xCoord(silk->xy) - xCoord(assy->xy))
(Dy = yCoord(silk->xy) - yCoord(assy->xy))
axlTransformObject(assy ?move list(Dx Dy))
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
axlCmdRegister("silk2assy" 'silk2assy)

Thank you for the reply. I feel stupid - what do I do with this / how do I use it?

Save the code into a file named 'silk2assy.il'

Then in Allegro issue the command 'skill load "silk2assy.il"

Then run the new command 'silk2assy'

Why do you not use use silkscreen Ref Des instead of assembly one while generating your assembly drawing? The is the easier solution in this case.

Typically that is what I do - and have been doing for years. But....... I had a request to create a searchable PDF of the silk including the pads.The Export PDF command will generate a searchable PDF. I had not used it before in my 30+ years of using Orcad.

The export PDF command for the silk shows no pads and there is no option to add them. If I export the PDF for the top copper and suppress the traces I get the pads I need but it uses the assy layer for the pkg outlines and ref des. Thus I want the assy ref des to follow the location of the ref des on the silk layer.

Printing to pdf does not allow for a searchable drawing whereas the Export PDF command does.

Tom