Chapter 8
Preparing for Manufacturing/Assembly
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6.
In the
Size
area:
•
Auto-Resize
checkbox—Enable to have the size of the displayed
comment automatically resized to fit the text. Disable if you wish
to set the size of the displayed comment by typing values into the
Width
and
Height
fields.
7.
In the
Font
area, set the font
Name
,
Style
and
Size
as desired.
8.
Click
OK
to close the dialog and double-click at the desired location
on the design to place the comment.
To change a placed comment’s properties, select the comment (you must be
in the
Comment
layer), and select
Edit»Properties
.
To delete a placed comment, select the comment and press D
ELETE
on your
keyboard.
Renumbering Parts
As parts are added to, moved, and deleted from the design, their numbering
changes. Renumbering parts automatically renames all parts in the order
that you specify. It is easier to produce, service, and troubleshoot boards
when parts are ordered in a logical manner. Renumbering is primarily for
assembly, to help locate all the elements.
Using the
Renumber parts
dialog box, you can select the corner of the
board in which you want the renumbering to start, and whether you want
the parts to be renumbered incrementally in a vertical or horizontal fashion.
You can preview your renumbering strategy and change it before applying
it.
Complete the following steps to renumber the parts in the design:
1.
Optionally, select the parts you want renumbered.
2.
Choose
Tools»Renumber Parts
. The
Renumber parts
dialog box
appears.
3.
Use the drop-down lists to select the
Direction
and
Start corner
for
the renumbering and enter a value in
Part mask
if you want to
renumber only certain parts. For example, you can put R* or C* in that
box if you only want to renumber resistors or only capacitors; the
default = * so everything gets renumbered.
The
Preview
panel illustrates the numbering’s direction and start
corner as you define the settings.
