Zcopy with net name change

 Hi,

Just select the shape and assign net to whatever you want.

HTH

Bill

 Hi Bill,

Can you be more specific on exactly where this is in PCB Editor?  When I select the shape I don't see any option for assigning a net.  I feel like this is such a basic thing that I'm probably just missing something obvious, but I've spent hours searching through the editor menus and can't find anything that seems to allow me to change the net on a shape.  However, when I create a NEW shape, it gives me the option to "Assign Net Name".  

Thanks for the help,

Chris

 Btw, when I select the shape and go to Shape->Change Shape Type the "Assign net name" and shape grid, etc is all greyed out (I can't change anything).  

Hi

What you need to do is shape - select shape or void - select the shape you want. Then RMB -  Assign Net (you can then select the net you want with the LMB or go to options and assign the net from the browse button.

Cheers

Steve

Chris,

If you have a lot of shapes that you would like to change the net name you can simply generate a Sub-Drawing (File > Export > Sub-Drawing) and modify the .clp file.  NOTE: Make your clipboard origin 0,0 (Type x 0 0 on the command line)

Open the Sub-Drawing file inside of a text editor, search for text string BOUNDARY and make the following change:

From:
_clp_dbid = _clpDBCreateOpenShape(_clp_path  t "BOUNDARY/L2_GND" "PWR" _clp_sym)

To:
_clp_dbid = _clpDBCreateOpenShape(_clp_path  t "BOUNDARY/L2_GND" "GND" _clp_sym)

Now if your shapes do not have a net name then the replacement would look like this:

From:
_clp_dbid = _clpDBCreateOpenShape(_clp_path  t "BOUNDARY/L2_GND" nil _clp_sym)

To:
_clp_dbid = _clpDBCreateOpenShape(_clp_path  t "BOUNDARY/L2_GND" "GND" _clp_sym)

After you make this modification, save the .clp file, backup your database then delete the shapes that are contained inside of your Sub-Drawing file and import the modified .clp file into the design using (File > Import > Sub-Drawing) NOTE:  Make sure to enter x 0 0 on the command line which is the origin point specified when you created the Sub-Drawing file.

Certainly, if you only have a couple shapes to update the net name on it is quicker just to use RMB -  Assign Net to make the change but if you have many shapes to update it is quicker going thru a clipboard file and you can even update the Subclass as well to basically doing the same thing as Z-Copy.

Hope this helps,
Michael Catrambone
UTStarcom, Inc.