Chapter 4
Working with Parts
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3.
To place a band to indicate polarization (for example, for a diode),
enable the
Polarization marking
option and choose the pin to mark.
4.
To set an offset for the cylinder, enable
Use custom cylinder
offsets
and enter the
Start Offset
and
End Offset
values.
The
Part
tab is where you adjust the distance of part shove spacing, enter
pin and gate swapping settings, and enter trace clearances. Refer to the
Viewing and Editing Attributes
The attributes associated with a part that are visible on the workspace
(typically this is the part’s Reference Designator) also have properties.
These are made up of three tabs:
General
,
Position
and
Attribute
.
Complete the following steps to view an attribute’s properties:
1.
Select the attribute (for example, the Reference Designator).
2.
Select
Edit»Properties
. The
Attribute Properties
dialog box
appears, containing three tabs:
General
,
Position
, and
Attribute
.
To edit an attribute’s display style, use the following from the
Line
area of
the
General
tab:
•
Style
button—Sets the line style for the attribute’s text line.
•
Color
button—Sets the attribute’s color.
•
Width
fields—Set the width of the attribute’s text line and the units of
measurement.
To edit an attribute’s coordinates, angle and layer, use the following in the
Position
tab:
•
X
—Sets the X-axis coordinate.
•
Y
—Sets the Y-axis coordinate.
•
Angle (degrees)
—Sets the angle of the attribute on the PCB.
•
Layer
—Sets the layer on which the attribute appears.
•
Locked
—Enable to lock the attribute in place.
•
Units
—Sets the unit of measurement.
To edit an attribute’s visibility, alignment, and so on, use the
Attribute
tab.
Refer to the
