User Guide

Chapter 3 Using the Schematic Editor
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Configuring Symbol Libraries
There are two major elements that work together in
Schematics that let you place symbols into your design:
• symbol libraries
• library search list
Symbol libraries are located in library directories. The
library search list is in the Part Browser and the Editor
Configuration dialog box under the Options menu.
It is important to remember that libraries and the search
list have two distinct functions. You can create a symbol
library, but if the library name is not in the library search
list, it is not available to the design for placing symbols.
Conversely, you can inadvertently create an error
condition by having a library name in the search list, for a
library that doesn’t exist.
Configuring a symbol library is adding a library name to
the library search list.
Note When adding a symbol library to the library search list, placement
in the list is important. If more than one library contains the same
symbol name, Schematics uses only the first one it encounters.
You must ensure the library actually exists in the location
specified during the configuration procedure.
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