User Guide
Index
342
drawing
additional pages
, 136
arc, 178
area, 54
block, 35
box, 178
bus, 12, 35, 106–107
circle, 179
connections, 107
custom power and ground symbols, 103
line, 179
lower-level schematic, 248
options, 109
orthogonal wires and buses, 109
symbol graphics, 178
text, 38, 127, 180
text box, 38, 126
top-level schematic, 244
wire, 11, 35, 104
DXF files
exporting
, 301
E
ECO, 298
definition of, 332
file formats, 292
EDIF 2 0 0, 292
edit attributes, 160
Edit Attributes button, 35, 93, 155, 210, 231
Edit Attributes dialog box, 135, 291
Edit Gate Types dialog box, 207
Edit Package Definition dialog box, 202
Edit Package Types dialog box, 205
Edit Reference Designator dialog box, 14, 229, 281
Edit Reference dialog box, 245
Edit Symbol button, 35, 94, 151
editing
annotation items
, 126
annotation text, 128
attribute, 88, 93
bounding box, 196
bus label, 107
design, 2
existing symbols, 188
global, 93
hidden power and ground pins, 194
hierarchical block, 228
hierarchical design, 2
hierarchical symbols, 233
instance of schematic, 241
multi-sheet designs, 136
open package library, 204
package definition, 204
package definition, active symbol, 204
package types, 204
page title, 122
part attributes, 88
part origin, 195
parts, 85
pin name on hierarchical block, 231
pin numbers, 206
pin types, 191
schematic definition, 241
selecting part, 188
simulation models, 258
single line text, 129
symbol, 2
symbol default attribute, 94
text within text box, 127
title block, 122
editor configuration, 214
Editor Configuration dialog box, 44, 214
electrical rules check, See ERC
definition of
elements of a symbol, 178
Enable Bias Current Display button, 37
Enable Bias Voltage Display button, 37
enabling
automatic panning
, 71
auto-repeat, 95
grid display, 55, 162
orthogonal drawing, 110
pin swapping, 209
rubberbanding, 113
snap-to-grid, 163
snap-to-pin, 57, 110, 163
stay-on-grid, 56, 162
text grid, 58, 165
toolbar display, 33, 154
ERC, 332
examples
creating hierarchical design
, 244
drawing a schematic, 4
using auto-naming, 98
using auto-repeat, 98
existing file
opening
, 79
existing schematic