User Guide

Creating and Editing Hierarchical Blocks
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Changing the reference designator of the hierarchical block
1 Double-click the HBn reference designator to display
the Edit Reference Designator dialog box.
2 Type the reference designator in the Package
Reference Designator text box.
3 Click OK to close the dialog box.
Resizing a hierarchical block
1 Select the block to display its handles.
2 Click one of the handles and drag to resize the block.
Creating a schematic for a hierarchical block
1 Select the block.
2 From the Navigate menu, select Push.
If the block is new, the Setup Block dialog box appears.
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page 4-86.)
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