Reset Part and Sheet Symbol Unique IDs

Created: July 28, 2015 | Updated: June 19, 2017 | Applies to versions: 15.1, 16.0, 16.1, 17.0 and 17.1

Now reading version 16.1. For the latest, read: Reset Part and Sheet Symbol Unique IDs for version 20.2

The Reset Part and Sheet Symbol Unique IDs dialog.
The Reset Part and Sheet Symbol Unique IDs dialog.

Summary

This dialog allows designers to reset the Unique IDs for Parts and Sheet Symbols.

The component UID is used to link each schematic component to its PCB component. If these are reset then you will need to re-establish the link, which can be done at any time by selecting the Project » Component Links command in the PCB editor. This PCB editor command updates each PCB UID to match the current schematic UID. Note that when the UIDs are not matching, the software relies on the designators instead, so these should be matching before resetting schematic component UIDs.

Access

In the Sch editor, select Tools » Convert » Reset Component Unique IDs from the toolbar.

Options/Controls

Reset Component UIDs

Reset Duplicates - Select this option to reset duplicate UIDs only.
Reset All Component Unique IDs - Select this option to reset all UIDs.

Choose Document Scope

Just this document - Select this option to reset Unique ID for the current document only.
All schematic documents in the current project - Select this option to reset Unique IDs for the current project only.
All open schematic documents - Select this option to reset Unique IDs for all open schematics.

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