I have several connectors on some PCB in Eagle PCB Editor and I've placed connector pins description table to every of it and for instance, let's take a look at connector J5, which is highlighted at the moment:
Now, the table has been created using WIRE and TEXT commands, applied to layer 21 - tPlace. Now, the problem is, if I, for instance, want to MOVE the table somewhere else, I have to use command GROUP and select it segment by segment:
and I can move, rotate od do whatever I want with it. Now, is it possible to create some kind of object from selected table so I can avoid segmented selection in future?
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2\$\begingroup\$ Unfortunately, Eagle doesn't have persistent groups aside from library components. It's on their wishlist though. Until then – create a component for it. \$\endgroup\$– JankaCommented Aug 30, 2017 at 4:48
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Not exactly the answer you wanted (since Eagle does not support defined group) but here's a workaround I use.
I put that stuff on the tDocu or bDocu layer. Then I can temporarily turn of tPlace and other layers so I can select it easily by just dragging a box around it. This makes moving tables and other documentation easier.
The danger is forgetting to include tDocu and bDocu in the silkscreen when generating gerbers so I make sure to use my own CAM processing file where I've already included those layers.
