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OrCAD Capture: Edit Multiple Pins

When you are making a schematic symbol, is there a way to edit multiple pins to change their properties? For example, say I have 25 pins that have a shape of line but I want to change them all to short or zero length. I have only been able to only select one at a time to change them individually. It takes a while to change multiple pins that way. In other programs like EAGLE and Altium, they have the ability to make many quick changes. EAGLE can allow you to select a change tool and you can just click on the ones you want changed and then they change and Altium allows you to select as many objects that are the same and you can change them all with a simple selection to the new type. Does OrCAD have anything like this?

excellon1 over 5 years ago

Hi this is not possible to do on pins. It has always been that way.

All the best
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redwire over 5 years ago

Which version of the tool? Assuming you're in 17.2 it's as follows.

In symbol library, open the part

Either window select or ctrl-click to add pins to the select list

Then SHIFT-H or right mouse EDIT PINS

Only the selected pins will show up

Set the pin type of the first pin

Then drag the corner square on that pin down (like in Excel) to copy the type to the other pins

Hope that works ok

Yes, it's way more tedious than it used to be. Not sure why this clunky style edit was added in recently. It was much easier in the past.
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steve over 5 years ago

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Try the Edit Pins button....
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EASiA over 5 years ago in reply to redwire

This is basically what I was looking for. Thank you very much!!!
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EASiA over 5 years ago

Thank you for all that replied. I had looked at edit pins before but it did not register with me that they could be edited that way. I probably thought all of that was more or less a report of what the pins were and not a source for editing. Redwire's specific instructions helped a bunch.
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