Component

Parent page: PCB Dialogs

The Component dialog.

Summary

The Component dialog allows a designer to edit the properties of selected component.

Access

This dialog can be accessed prior to entering placement mode, from the PCB Editor - Defaults page of the Preferences dialog (DXP >> Preferences). This allows you to change the default properties for the object, which will be applied when placing subsequent Objects.

In PCB editor, use below two ways to access this dialog. 

• Double click an object footprint.
• Right click an object and selecting the Properties... item from the context menu.
• Run command Edit >> Change, then click an existing object.

Options/Controls

Component Properties

• Layer - Select the layer where component locates (Top or Bottom).
• Rotation - Set the rotation of the component footprint.
• X-Location - X coordinate of the component.
• Y-Location - Y coordinate of the component.
• Type - Indicate component type.
  • Standard
  • Mechanical
  • Graphical
  • Net Tie in BOM
  • Net Tie
  • Standard (No BOM)
• Height - Set the height for the component.
• Lock Primitives - Check this option to lock the primitives of the component, eg Pads.
• Lock Strings - Check this option to lock the string of the component.
• Locked - Check this option to lock the entire component.

Designator

• Text - Name of the Designator.
• Height - Height of the Designator.
• Width - Width of the Designator.
• Layer - Which layer designator is shown.
• Rotation - Rotation of the designator.
• X-Location - X coordinate of the designator.
• Y-Location - Y coordinate of the designator.
• Autoposition - automatically locate the designator.
• Hide - Hide the designator.
• Mirror - Mirror the designator.

Comment

• Text - Content of the comment.
• Height - Height of the comment.
• Width - Width of the comment.
• Layer - Which layer comment is shown.
• Rotation - Rotation of the comment.
• X-Location - X coordinate of the comment.
• Y-Location - Y coordinate of the comment.
• Autoposition - automatically locate the comment.
• Hide - Hide the comment.
• Mirror - Mirror the comment.

Swapping Options

• Enable Pin Swaps - Check this option to allow Pin Swap function (eg. GPIO of FPGA).
• Enable Part Swaps - Check this option to allow Part Swap function (eg. 4 parts of a 74 series IC).

Designator Font

• True Type - Check this option to make the designator font as True Type.
• Stroke - Default style option.
• Font Name - Select the Font style from drop-down list.

Comment Font

• True Type - Check this option to make the designator font as True Type.
• Stroke - Default style option.
• Font Name - Select the Font style from dropdown list.

FPGA

• Color Overlay - For an FPGA part, select from dropdown list to define color overlay for IO bank/CLK pin/Diff Pair/IO pin.

Embedded properties

• Flipped on layer - The direction an embedded component is orientated on the layer. This overrides the nominal orientation setting defined by the Orientation specified for that copper layer in the Layer Stack Manager.

Axes

• Origin-X - X coordinate for the origin of the reference axis.
• Origin-Y - Y coordinate for the origin of the reference axis.
• Origin-Z - Z coordinate for the origin of the reference axis.
• Direction-X - X coordinate for the direction of the reference axis.
• Direction-Y - Y coordinate for the direction of the reference axis.
• Direction-Z - Z coordinate for the direction of the reference axis.
• Add - Add a reference axis.
• Delete - Delete an existing reference axis.

Schematic Reference Information

This region shows detailed information for the Schematic Information of the selected component, including Unique ID, Designator, Hierarchical Path, Description, SCH Library, Library Ref, Channel Offset.

Footprint 

This region shows detailed information for the selected Footprint, including Name, Library, Description, Default 3d model, Vault Name, Item Revision.