Chapter 4
Working with Parts
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Replicating a Group
The
Group Replica Place
function allows you to automatically apply the
relative placement of parts in one group to another group. This is especially
useful when duplicating the layout of channels in multi-channel PCBs.
This example uses the following design:
Note
Refer to the
section of Chapter 3,
, for information about group creation.
Complete the following steps to replicate the positioning of a group of
parts:
1.
Select
Design»Group Replica Place
to display the
Select Groups for
Replica Place
dialog box.
2.
In the
Primary Group
drop-down list, select the group whose
positioning is to be copied.
3.
In the
Group to be Replicated
drop-down list select the group whose
positioning you wish to change to match the
Primary Group
.
4.
Click
OK
. The dialog closes and the
Group to be Replicated
(in this
example, group 2) is placed on your cursor in the shape of the
Primary Group
.
