Symbol Options

Parent page:  WorkspaceManager Dialogs

Summary

This dialog provides controls related to converting a schematic sheet to a component.

Access

Right-click in blank area of a schematic sheet, choose Sheet Actions » Create Component From Sheet to access this dialog or

directly run command Design » Create Component From Sheet in Schematic Editor.

Options/Controls

• Auto Width - Enable this option to automatically determine the width of the created component. If disabled, the designer can customize the width by entering a value in text box below.
• Auto Height - Enable this option to automatically determine the height of the created component. If disabled, the designer can customize the height by entering a value in text box below.
• Pin Length - Specify a pin length value for the created component, the default value is 10.

Style

• Input/Output - Input ports will appear as pins on the right hand side of the symbol. Output and I/O ports will appear as pins on the left hand side of the symbol. Both sets of pins are arranged in alphabetical order
• Relative Schematic Port Layout - Ports on the schematic sheet will appear as pins on the symbol, and in the same order that they appear in the schematic.
• Proportional Schematic Port Layout - Pins on the symbol will be created as per the previous option, but the symbol will be sized to reflect the layout of the ports in the schematic.

After defining the options as required, click the OK button. The symbol will be created with the name of the schematic sheet and the target schematic library document will be opened as the active view, with the new symbol made the active component.