Copy Clines Creates DRC

I would measure the "Y" distance from the first pin on the left side to the corresponding new pad. 

Copy traces and type "iy (distance)" on the command line.

If the pads are all the same distance, you can set up an array option when using the copy command.

There is a fairly easy way to do this based on location and using the pick tool.

Assuming your board origin is 0,0 bottom left of your board here are the steps.

1 Find the exact location of the new pin you wish to copy the etch to. Use the show element tool - Info icon and select the pin. In the list you will see the
location of the pin. Copy this location to notepad. It may look like this (1052.52 1907.96) 

2 Select the etch you wish to use and copy it to a location off the board.

3 Next we use the move command and the pick command to move that etch to where it needs to be.

Click on move in the find filter verify clines is checked then right click on the end of the etch and choose snap pick segment. The etch should be on the end of your cursor now. Keeping the etch on the end of your cursor go down to the command window and type Pick

In the XY Location copy the pin location from notepad into this box so in the case of my example I used (1052.52 1907.96)

Click on the pick button and your etch will go to the exact location you need.

Here is a pic with the etch on the end of my cursor. When I click the pick button it will be boom and the etch is at the new pin




Just a fyi. The key to this is knowing the exact location of the pin. When the etch is moved to the pin because the location is exact the net names
get assigned to the new etch.

Try it out and let us know how it works for you..

Best Regards.

There is a fairly easy way to do this based on location and using the pick tool.

Assuming your board origin is 0,0 bottom left of your board here are the steps.

1 Find the exact location of the new pin you wish to copy the etch to. Use the show element tool - Info icon and select the pin. In the list you will see the
location of the pin. Copy this location to notepad. It may look like this (1052.52 1907.96) 

2 Select the etch you wish to use and copy it to a location off the board.

3 Next we use the move command and the pick command to move that etch to where it needs to be.

Click on move in the find filter verify clines is checked then right click on the end of the etch and choose snap pick segment. The etch should be on the end of your cursor now. Keeping the etch on the end of your cursor go down to the command window and type Pick

In the XY Location copy the pin location from notepad into this box so in the case of my example I used (1052.52 1907.96)

Click on the pick button and your etch will go to the exact location you need.

Here is a pic with the etch on the end of my cursor. When I click the pick button it will be boom and the etch is at the new pin




Just a fyi. The key to this is knowing the exact location of the pin. When the etch is moved to the pin because the location is exact the net names
get assigned to the new etch.

Try it out and let us know how it works for you..

Best Regards.

Thank you very helpful. This works well for a single copy. I did a show element on 2 pins and subtracted the Y value to find the exact vertical difference for a copy of more than 1 cline. For some reason the first 2 positions are copied well but not the rest even though they are part of the same command. Anyways i dont want to trouble you guys anymore i think i have enough to work with.  Thank you everyone ! 

Hi Pk..

Glad that works for you. I have found here it is very handy to copy dif-pair pin exits. For example on your design that has the etch
wrapping around a pin another approach would be to copy the cline but then trim back that etch just to include the pin exits only
first, then manually route in the connections to join things up.. Its fairly trivial to route in a straight line but doing the pin exits
so there is some sort of consistency in particular if doing curved etch can be challenging on a pin pair basis.

All the Best.

You truly are an Excellon ! :) Thank you again you have been very helpful.