[sdiy] eagle grid snap - changing from imperial to metric, and encountering complications : /

[Tom Bugs]

If you're running Eagle v.5 (may be a bit different for v.4 - not sure...)

Right click a component (gives a menu) and select 'Properties' at the 
bottom of the list.
You can then alter the coordinates manually.

There may be another way too... but this may be easiest for just a few 
movements of the pots.

For copy/paste --> you need 1st to define a 'Group', then click 'Cut' 
(actually copy!?!) and hit the GO traffic light near the top of the screen.
 From there you can then use the Paste function.
(note, though, that you can't do this with the schematic open at the 
same time! one of the quirks...)

Hope that is some help in the quagmire of Eagle (I like it though)

Cheers,
Tom

Julian wrote:
> i havent used eagle for ages, and, again, its hurting my brain.
>
> my current issue is that i want to 'snap' some pots to a 5mm grid 
> spacing, as my front pannel is designed in metric.
>
> the issue is that, when i change the grid spacing, the components now 
> move in 5mm incraments, but only from their original position.
>
> so, for example, insted of snapping from 0,5,10,15 etc. they snap from 
> 2.54, 7.54, etc.
>
> the only work arround i can think of is to move all these componets to 
> 0,0 before changing to metric.  however, there *must* be a sensible 
> way, surely?
>
> thanks, julian
>
> (who is still trying, once again, to remember how to copy and 
> paste....! ; )
>
>
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