User Guide

Chapter 4 Creating and Editing Designs
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Editing the Default Attributes of a Symbol
When placing parts, you might want to change the value
of an attribute for all parts of a certain type, such as a
resistor. For example, you might want to change the
default value for all resistors being placed from a value of
1 Kohm to 10 Kohm.
Changing the default value of a resistor
1 Select a resistor symbol on the schematic.
2 Click the Edit Symbol button to display the resistor
symbol in the symbol editor window.
Note the name of the symbol library analog.slb in
the title bar of the symbol editor window.
3 Click the New File button to display a new (blank)
symbol editor window.
4 Select Copy from the Part menu to display the Copy
Part dialog box.
5 Click Select Lib to display the Open dialog box.
6 Select Analog.slb from the scroll list.
7 Click Open.
8 Double-click R in the Part list.
9 From the File menu, select Close.
The prompt “Save changes to part R?” will appear.
10 Click Yes.
You are prompted for a library file name.
Part Menu
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If you save symbol changes within the
Orcad libraries, your changes will be
overwritten when you install a new version
of the software.