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Help with how to transfer a user defined property in orcad capture to PCB editor

JasonW

I have test points in capture where I want to display a specific name on the board.  For example, lets say for TP1, I want a silkscreen name called MasterSupply to show up on the board instead of TP1.  At first I thought I'd just rename the refdes from TP1 to MasterSupply in capture.  Unfortunately when I annotate it changes it to MasterSupply1.  I couldn't figure out how to stop it from annotating that particular part easily so I thought I'd create a user property called SSNAME (silk screen name) and import that property into PCB editor.

 I've read through some of the documentation on how to bring in user defined properties, such as opening up the contraint manager and adding a new column called SSNAME in the component properties with a string property.  Now I thought that's all I needed, but when I netlist the board into PCB editor, the SSNAME value does not transfer.

 What am I missing?

 

Thanks,

Jason

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  • John Davies

    Thank you all for the suggestions - I now have many methods to choose! To my embarrassment, my immediate problem was that I had forgotten to select the checkbox for Allow User Defined Property in the netlister tab. Oops... I wondered why I couldn't find the property in PCB Editor.

    I still find it curious that the Name of a pin is not transferred automatically because this is the easiest way of showing the function of each pin of a connector. It would be simpler to make custom footprints for transistors where the function is fixed - good idea.

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  • John Davies

    Thank you all for the suggestions - I now have many methods to choose! To my embarrassment, my immediate problem was that I had forgotten to select the checkbox for Allow User Defined Property in the netlister tab. Oops... I wondered why I couldn't find the property in PCB Editor.

    I still find it curious that the Name of a pin is not transferred automatically because this is the easiest way of showing the function of each pin of a connector. It would be simpler to make custom footprints for transistors where the function is fixed - good idea.

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