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                | windlove | 
                Posted - 01 Sep 2010 : 20:24:21  I am trying to reset all of the ref des in a schematic so that the top left corner has the lowest number ref des and goes up from there.
  When I try to use auto rename component nothing happens.
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                | Peter Johnson | 
                Posted - 03 Sep 2010 : 10:33:27  You can do that in a pcb, but in a schematic the auto renumber has a different function.  It's intended to close gaps in the sequence of component numbering, not assign them in a particular physical pattern.
  As you're seeing no effect, I presume that there weren't any gaps in any of the component number sequences.
  If you want to number in a particular order, you'll have to manually change the numbers using each component's properties.  It's a bit like playing clock patience as you can't have duplicate numbers, so you may end up changing some to an intermediate placeholder. | 
               
             
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