User Guide

Chapter 6 Creating and Editing Symbols
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Editing a Package Definition
You can edit a package definition for the active symbol or
for any package definition in the open package library.
Editing the package definition for the active symbol
1 From the Package menu, select Edit to display the
Package definition dialog box.
The options within the dialog box are discussed in the
following sections.
2 When you are finished with the dialog box, click OK.
Editing a package definition in the open package library
1 From the Packaging menu, select Get to display the
Get Package Definition dialog box.
2 Type the name of the package in the Pkg Name text
box or click a name from the list.
3 Click Edit to display the Package Definition dialog box
with the values for the requested package listed.
The options within the dialog box are discussed in the
following sections.
4 When you are finished with the Package Definition
dialog box, click OK.
Editing Package Types
When you are editing a package definition, you can
specify the package types in which a component is
available. The package type name defines the footprint
name to be used in layout.
Adding a package type for a component
To add a new package type to the list of available package
types for the component:
1 From the Packaging menu, select Edit to display the
Package Definition dialog box with the values for the
symbols listed.
Packaging Menu
Shortcut: press C+E