Design with repeating structure /Duplicate Structures

[juergen14109]

I have to develop a layout in Ultiboard, which has a repeating structure (each repetition uses the same circuit). For saving time my idea was to only input one of that structure in Multisim, export that single structure into Ultiboard, develop a layout for that single structure and afterwards copy that structure as often as it is needed in the complete circuit.

Trying to do so does not work. When I duplicate the layouted structure with Edit/Copy Paste, all Netlist information and traces for the copied structure is lost, so it looks that this is not the right way to do so.

Is there some method so duplicate/clone parts of the layout without loosing the connection and traces?

[lacy]

This may or may not be what you need, but you can group parts together and then use group replicate. I haven't tried this method so I am not sure about the nets with this method. What I have done in the past is to just window the entire area and the use the copy function. When pasting I use "paste special" and this should make a direct duplicate of everything. I know there is at least one other method, but I can't recall it at the moment.

The one thing to watchout for is that if this pasting is done to the same board the Refdes will increment. If this is desirable then that isn't a problem, but if you are trying to create a panel board then that is not acceptable and I don't think you can do anything about it.

I hope some of this is of use as I am remembering this off the top of my head.