AutoPosition
Created: September 07, 2015 | Updated: August 11, 2021
| Applies to versions: 15.1, 16.0, 16.1, 17.0, 17.1, 18.0, 18.1, 19.0, 19.1, 20.0, 20.1 and 20.2
Now reading version 18.1. For the latest, read: AutoPosition for version 21
Parent page: PCB Query Functions - Fields
Summary
Returns all designator and comment objects (child text objects of component objects) whose Autoposition property complies with the Query.
Syntax
AutoPosition = AutoPosition_String
AutoPosition <> AutoPosition_String
AutoPosition_String must be one of the strings from the following list:
- 'Center'
- 'Center-Above'
- 'Center-Below'
- 'Left-Above'
- 'Left-Below'
- 'Left-Center'
- 'Manual'
- 'Right-Above'
- 'Right-Below'
- 'Right-Center'
Example Usage
AutoPosition = 'Center'
Returns all designator and comment objects whose Autoposition property is Center.
AutoPosition <> 'Manual'
Returns all objects except designator and comment objects whose Autoposition property is Manual.
Tips
- The single quote characters (') at the start and end of AutoPosition_String are mandatory.
- The Autoposition property is only defined for designator and comment objects.
