de_swap_instances()

Replaces all selected instances in the current window with the instance set with the function de_set_swap_template_instance(). Returns: none.

See also: de_set_swap_template_instance().

Syntax:

de_swap_instances(replaceID);

where

replaceID signals whether to replace ID of selected instances, where:

• FALSE = preserve the item ID
• TRUE = create a new ID

Example:

//Select all MLINs, replace with TLIN with the same instance name
de_select_by_name("MLIN", 1);
de_set_swap_template_instance("TLIN");
de_swap_instances(FALSE);

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Swap all Components with Themselves

Where Used:

Schematic, Layout