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> > I tested and as far as I understand it works like this:
> > x is old refdes number
> > n increase with this value
> > Rx --> Rx+n
> >
> > I have subsheets and numbers look like this:
> > x is old refdes number
> > n increase with this value
> > want this S2/S1/Rx --> S2/S1+n/Rx
> > but get this S2/S1/Rx --> S2/S1+n/Rx
> > and the need is to change subsheet number and use this for another channel.
> >
> > For rename to work reasonable well there must be an integer difference between refdeses for different channels. Default for subsheet is Sn/Sn/Rx there where are two level of hierachy but it use quite a lot of space. To add an integer value to refdes use less space. I could add some kind of wild card so that both changing subsheet and adding an integer value to current subsheet works?
> >
> > I also add comment then this is used. Sometimes layout data need to be reused for several channels and in such case it is possible to simply select the layout, copy, rename refdeses and paste. Then doing a multi channel copy and paste really speed up design work.
> >
> For this purpose, if you have a schematic, I just use "Autonumber
> attributes" in gschem ...

Well gschem is not a problem. If you have done the layout of one channel for example a half bridge in a three phase circuit it is possiblo to copy and paste this layout including lines for copper traces but to get connections right refdeses must be changed.

To copy layout for one a channel in pcb is really powerful yet simple to understand. Ideally somewhere in the future I think selector to select which subcircuit currently is worked on for this purpose would be an improvement but simple copy is essentially already there.

Nicklas Karlsson