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Hide RefDes?

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Dago:

--- Quote from: Lurch on January 02, 2014, 05:40:57 pm ---
--- Quote from: Dago on January 01, 2014, 06:10:31 pm ---I'd like the silkscreen text to be for example +3.3V instead of TP5.

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--- Quote from: Dago on January 02, 2014, 02:37:08 pm ---I don't want to change the testpads RefDes to something like "+3.3V" which might be confusing.

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Make your mind up.

Seems the other poster told you exactly how to do what you asked.

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There's no conflict, there could be a testpad named TP5 with the silkscreen text +3.3V. You also can't for example put any spaces to a RefDes name. At least in eagle you can display "values" on the PCB and hide the name.


--- Quote from: Kremmen on January 02, 2014, 04:07:06 pm ---Well then just delete the text and you will have no text if that is what you want. OK?

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How can I delete a RefDes text? I only get "Paste" and "empty clipboard" when I right-click when in the mode where you can move silkscreen texts.

Kremmen:
The component must be selected / focused / highlighted. Then click _on_ the component, not elsewhere on the screen.
Familiarize with the menu itenm View / Pattern Marking. You can display several variations under the main and additional marking.

martinv:
I double click the component (making sure the component itself is highlighted and not just a pad or trace), then delete the text in the 'RefDes' cell.

dpnebert:
This was one of the first link in the search results, so I'd figure I'd post to a stale topic.

In Layout, click on the component you want to hide the refdes.  In the menustrip (File, Edit, View, ...), click Edit.  Go down to the bottom and click Properties.  If Properties is grayed out, you didn't select the component correctly.  Click on the Markings tab.  For the row 'RefDes' and column 'Show', change to 'Hide'.

Not sure why they made it such a pain.  That properties option should be available when you right click a component.

I hope this helps all those searching and find this (stale) post.

MarkF:

--- Quote from: dpnebert on January 18, 2024, 09:54:07 pm ---Not sure why they made it such a pain.  That properties option should be available when you right click a component.

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It is a right click option.
But, you have to select the component and not a pad or trace.
If it's a single pad, you can slightly move the mouse to change the selection
(the color will change as you move the mouse).

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