Chapter 4
Working with Parts
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Note
You can sort attribute information by clicking on the column header.
If you are looking at the attributes of a part that was imported from
Multisim, and that part has variants assigned, the tab will also have a variant
attribute as shown below.
Note
For complete information on variants, refer to the
Multisim help file
.
Complete the following steps to modify or add an attribute:
1.
Select the attribute you want to modify and click
Change
. The
Attribute
dialog box appears.
Or
Click
New
.
The
Select layer for attribute
dialog box appears. Select the desired
layer and click
OK
. The
Attribute
dialog box appears.
2.
Do some or all of the following:
•
Change or set the attribute’s tag by choosing from the
Tag
list.
•
Change or set the attribute’s value by entering it in the
Value
field.
•
Choose the attribute’s
Visibility
by enabling the desired option.
Visible attributes are previewed in the
Alignment
area of the
dialog box.
•
Use the
Alignment
area to set the attribute’s alignment (when
visible) relative to the part footprint.
•
Use the
Line Font
area of this dialog box to specify the weight of
font used to display the attribute (when visible). Your choices are
reflected in the preview area.
Or
If you want to use unicode characters, enable the
Windows Font
radio button, click the
Font
button, and select the desired font from
the
Font
dialog box that appears. Please note that “right-to-left”
fonts are not supported for copper attributes on the PCB.
•
Set the
Height
and
Rotation
of the attribute (when visible). Your
choices are reflected in the preview area.
•
Choose the color of the attribute when visible on a specific layer.
Choose the layer from the
Layer
drop-down list; the color by
clicking
Color
.
3.
Click
OK
to save your changes.
To delete an attribute, select it in the
Attributes
tab and click
Remove
.
