This article introduces some practical small operations about AD software, these tips can greatly reduce our workload
1. Batch operation of silk screen (or other things are also possible, mainly to highlight the idea of batch operation)
The following picture assumes that we have a lot of silk screens and pads in our project, etc. Now I want to change the size and font format of the silk screen in batches.
First of all, we right-click, a selection box appears, choose to find similar objects, a cross appears, we click on one of the silk screen, the following table will appear, for example, if we want to select all silk screens in the project, then in Kind Select Same as Silk Screen (Same), click OK to select all silk screens, and then directly modify their parameters, or you can further narrow the search range, for example, the second red box, you can choose to select a certain font silk screen , And then select the same as it (Same). If you want to select all pads, change the text in Kind to Pad to select all pads.
2. Shortcut key for placing vias
If you want to place vias and change layers when wiring (double-sided), press "+" or "-", or you can press "~" to see more related operations
