Author: Evgeniy Kapustin, e "atata" kapustin "dot" by
Copyright: Evgeniy Kapustin, 2012
Project home: https://github.com/EKapustin/align

Align

: Cadence SKILL script for aligning and distributing objects in Allegro PCB Editor or Allegro Package Designer. Can be used for the following objects: Group, Component, Pin, Via, Text.

Features:

• snap to Origin, Body Center
• snap to any Pin
• horizontally and vertically aligning
• snap to grid (only for v15.7+)
• aligning by object boundary (Top, Bottom, Left, Right)
• distributing between utmost left/right (top/bottom) object, auto calculating step
• distributing with fixed step, from utmost left (bottom) object
• distributing using object boundary, instead of distibution by object's origin.
• skip fixed objects
• align by user pick (by selecting object or point)
• stretch CLine
• hotkey for each action (only for v16.3+)
• w, a, s, d - Top, Left, Bottom, Right
• q, z - CenterH, CenterV
• e, c - DistributeH, DistributeV
• r, v - PickH, PickV
• store script settings
• store filter

Tested:

• Windows XP SP3, APE 16.3-16.5, APD 16.3-16.5
• Windows 7 SP1 x64, APE 16.5-16.6, APD 16.5-16.6
• APE 15.x-16.2 - without "Align" menu item.

Issues:

• havn't undo. How create undo?
• implemented oops functionality, but not undo.

Installation and usage:

• launch install.bat, all files will be copied to appropriate folders, and registered for autoloading.
• run the script from allegro command line: aln, or from menu Edit->Align (Alt+e+a)
• select objects, on form press button with required action (form situated in Options panel)