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Placing Mounting Holes and Connectors........................................................ 4-21
Placing Holes .................................................................................................. 4-21
Placing Shapes and Graphics .......................................................................... 4-21
Working with Jumpers .................................................................................... 4-23
Placing Test Points ........................................................................... 4-24
Viewing and Editing Test Point Properties ...................................... 4-25
Placing Dimensions .......................................................................... 4-25
Viewing and Editing Dimension Properties ..................................... 4-26
Placing Parts from the Database.................................................................................... 4-27
Editing Parts and Shapes ............................................................................................... 4-29
Editing a Placed Part (In-Place Edit) .............................................................. 4-29
Editing a Polygon............................................................................................ 4-30
Viewing and Editing Through Hole Pin Properties ........................................ 4-31
Viewing and Editing SMT Pin Properties....................................................... 4-33
Searching for Parts in Open Designs .............................................................. 4-34
Locating a Part in a Design ............................................................................. 4-34
Replacing Parts ............................................................................................... 4-35
Using the Database Manager to Create a Part................................................. 4-35
Using the Part Wizard to Create a Part ........................................................... 4-36
Working with Database Categories................................................................. 4-43
Adding Parts to the Database .......................................................................... 4-44
Merging Databases.......................................................................................... 4-46
Converting Databases ..................................................................................... 4-47
Chapter 5
Working with Traces and Copper
Working with Traces....................................................................................... 5-2
Placing a Trace: Manual Method .................................................................... 5-2
Placing a Trace: Follow-me Method............................................................... 5-3
Placing a Trace: Connection Machine Method............................................... 5-4