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cioma
Posted - 22 Dec 2016 : 12:19:14 It would be great to be able to reset all grid origins to coordinate origin with one click in footprint editor. Currently one needs to go trough every grid and reset its origin.
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bkamen
Posted - 22 Dec 2016 : 16:03:39
quote:Originally posted by jameshead
quote:Originally posted by cioma
It would be great to be able to reset all grid origins to coordinate origin with one click in footprint editor. Currently one needs to go trough every grid and reset its origin.
The best way to organise your grids is to create a 1mm grid then create new grids that are based upon the 1mm grid, for example 2.54mm, 0.1mm, 0.01mm, 0.05mm, 1.27mm etc. then you select the grid you want for each of the default grids. Track grid could use the 0.05mm grid, components use the 0.1mm grid etc. Set this up as standard in your technology files and the technology file you have for creating footprints. Now when you need to align the grids with the origin you only need to do it once for the 1mm grid and all the other grids will change also.
That's what I do -- I have a technology file with "metric" in the name that I load when I need to switch back and forth. When I load, I just select "grids" from the available checkboxes.
It would be great to be able to reset all grid origins to coordinate origin with one click in footprint editor. Currently one needs to go trough every grid and reset its origin.
The best way to organise your grids is to create a 1mm grid then create new grids that are based upon the 1mm grid, for example 2.54mm, 0.1mm, 0.01mm, 0.05mm, 1.27mm etc. then you select the grid you want for each of the default grids. Track grid could use the 0.05mm grid, components use the 0.1mm grid etc. Set this up as standard in your technology files and the technology file you have for creating footprints. Now when you need to align the grids with the origin you only need to do it once for the 1mm grid and all the other grids will change also.
