Orcad Layout 7 question: changing silkscreen widths?

[Chris Smolinski]

Is there a way in Layout (v7) to change all of the existing silkscreen
objects' (obstacles and text) widths to a certain minimum value? For
example, I have an existing design, with a large amount of text drawn
with 6 mil lines that I would like to change to 7 mil, without changing
each one by hand. Likewise for some lines and rectangle obstacles. Any
way to do this?

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Chris Smolinski
Black Cat Systems
http://www.blackcatsystems.com

 

[Ned Forrester]

Chris Smolinski wrote:

Is there a way in Layout (v7) to change all of the existing silkscreen
objects' (obstacles and text) widths to a certain minimum value? For
example, I have an existing design, with a large amount of text drawn
with 6 mil lines that I would like to change to 7 mil, without changing
each one by hand. Likewise for some lines and rectangle obstacles. Any
way to do this?

Try this:

Enable only the layers with text you want to change (the two SS layers).

Sweep a selection box over all the text to select it all.

From the Edit menu or a right click, select "Edit Properties".

A dialog box should appear with all blank entires (because the multiple
selected items may currently have different values).

Type the desired width in the appropriate box without changing any others.

Click OK (or whatever the acceptance button says).

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Ned Forrester n_f_orrester@whoi.edu 508-289-2226
Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Dept.
Oceanographic Systems Lab http://adcp.whoi.edu/
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA

 

[Chris Smolinski]

In article <d0nfb2$png$1@baldur.whoi.edu>,
Ned Forrester <n_f_orrester@whoi.edu> wrote:

Chris Smolinski wrote:
Is there a way in Layout (v7) to change all of the existing silkscreen
objects' (obstacles and text) widths to a certain minimum value? For
example, I have an existing design, with a large amount of text drawn
with 6 mil lines that I would like to change to 7 mil, without changing
each one by hand. Likewise for some lines and rectangle obstacles. Any
way to do this?


Try this:

Enable only the layers with text you want to change (the two SS layers).

Sweep a selection box over all the text to select it all.

From the Edit menu or a right click, select "Edit Properties".

A dialog box should appear with all blank entires (because the multiple
selected items may currently have different values).

Type the desired width in the appropriate box without changing any others.

Click OK (or whatever the acceptance button says).

Thanks!

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Chris Smolinski
Black Cat Systems
http://www.blackcatsystems.com