On 09/07/2010 08:50 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:
I text-edit PCB files on every single board I do... arcs are the most blatant example. Other things I do where it's easier to text edit rather than to look up/create a command in PCB: *connect vias to polygons as a workaround for not being able to associate polys with a net, i.e. I search & replace '"found"' for '"thermal(1x,2x),found"'.Surely in 2010 there is a portable non-polling way to get file update notification?More than one, I think... But any design that requires you to edit files behind pcb's back, is bad.
*change multiple trace segments to a desired numerical width *change clearances on multiple pins/pads to a desired numerical value*change the min size of via holes or soldermask openings (tented/cleared) when I've forgotten to change the defaults to my projects requirements at the start *create/modify footprints where a given numerical value is desired (concurrently performing sanity-check in PCB)
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