User Guide

OpentheSchematicDiagram

You first start from the Control Panel. From here you open a new or ex

isting schematic diagram, for instance by means of the File/Open or the

File/New menus, or with a double click on a schematic diagram file in

thedirectorytree.Theschematicdiagrameditorappears.

Create more schematic sheets if needed. For that purpose, open the

combo box in the action toolbar with a mouse click, and select the New

item. A new sheet will be generated (see page 37). Another way to get a

secondsheetistotypein

EDIT.S2

on the command line. If, however, you do not in fact want the page, it is

deletedwith

REMOVE.S2

theentiresheet.

SettheGrid

The grid of schematic diagrams should always be 0.1 inch, i.e. 2.54 mm.

Nets and symbol connection points (pins) must lie on a common grid.

Otherwiseconnectionswill not becreatedbetweennetsandpins.

PlaceSymbols

First you have to load the libraries you want to take elements from with

the USE command before you can begin to place parts. Only libraries

which are in use will be recognized by the ADD command and its search

function. More information concerning the USE command can be

foundonpage 44.

LoadDrawingFrame

It is helpful first to place a frame. The ADD command is used to select

devicesfromthelibraries.

WhentheADDiconisclicked,theADDdialogopens.

It shows all the libraries that are made available with the USE command,

first. You can expand the library entries for searching elements manually

oryoucanusethesearchfunction.

A letter format frame is to be used. Enter the search key letter in the

Search line at the lower left, and press the Enter key. The search result

shows a number of entries from frames.lbr. If you select one of the en

tries (LETTER_P), a preview is shown on the right, assuming that the

Preview option is active. Clicking OK closes the ADD window, and you

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