PCB_Wiz
September 24, 2018, 2:56am
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PCB_Wiz:
Strangely SMD parts work well as origin is usually centroid, but headers place not the part move origin, but the centroid. That means another (eg +50 mil) step fix is needed
That Ctrl-R works on centroid seems strange, almost a bug, as it is not the move-origin ?choice in Position relative to , of Centroid, or Part Origin ?
I raised a bug report querying that choice of Centroid over Origin, and it seems a fix is already committed
In testing Position Relative To, I see it works nicely, allowing a select-snap, but strangely it seems to uses part-centroid, not part-origin ? (at least in my moderately recent build)
Centroid is ok for Via, and mounting holes, and also for many...
That fix will make this Position Relative To feature more generally useful for DXF-Snap tasks.
elmo_p
March 29, 2020, 7:32pm
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It does not work in v-5.1.5 but give you some idea.
in V-5.1.5 select a reference point on grid or any pad, set to zero Dx/Dy (space-bar). Select and snap to new item’s center )Ctrl+M), enter new x/y value and click OK for precise placement.
hermit
May 19, 2022, 7:39pm
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