Change the AutoPosition of the designator

Click on a component and the designator autoposition will cycle around the 8 positions each time you click on the component.


Sub CycleDesPos

Dim Board
Dim Comp
Dim I

Dim eAutoArray
'                 0                               1                                 2
'eAutoPos_TopLeft,eAutoPos_CenterLeft,eAutoPos_BottomLeft,
'                  3                                     4                                    5
'eAutoPos_BottomCenter,eAutoPos_BottomRight,eAutoPos_CenterRight,
'                  6                                7
'eAutoPos_TopRight,eAutoPos_TopCenter
eAutoArray = Array(1,2,3,6,9,8,7,4)

Set Board = PCBServer.GetCurrentPCBBoard
If Board is Nothing Then Exit Sub

Call PCBServer.PreProcess
While Board.ChooseLocation(x,y, "Click Via To Change") = True
  Set Comp = Board.GetObjectAtXYAskUserIfAmbiguous(x,y,MkSet(_
  eComponentObject),AllLayers,eEditAction_Focus)
  I= -1

   If Not(Comp is Nothing) Then

     'Look for the current setting of the autoposition
     For J = 0 to 7
      If  Comp.NameAutoposition = eAutoArray(J) Then
          I = J + 1
          'Set the array to begin again at eAutoPos_TopLeft
          If J = 7 Then
             I = 0
          End If
      End If
     Next
     'Autoposition is either manual or centercenter
     If I = -1 Then
         I = 0
     End If

     Call PCBServer.SendMessageToRobots(Comp.I_ObjectAddress,_
     c_Broadcast, PCBM_BeginModify, c_NoEventData)

           Comp.ChangeNameAutoposition = eAutoArray(I)

     Call PCBServer.SendMessageToRobots(Comp.I_ObjectAddress,_
     c_Broadcast, PCBM_EndModify , c_NoEventData)

  End If

Wend

Call PCBServer.PostProcess

ResetParameters
Call AddStringParameter("Action", "Redraw")
RunProcess("PCB:Zoom")

End Sub

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