Variant Options

Parent page: WorkspaceManager Dialogs

Summary

The Variant Option dialog allows designer to define the drawing style for Variants.

Access

Open Variant Management dialog(Project » Variants). Click Drawing Style button on the bottom.

Options/Controls

Schematic Drawing Options

• Use Graphics - Enable this option if you wish to have graphics (either as a red cross or a gray box and a mesh) displayed over schematic components that are not fitted while the documents are being printed.
  
  • Use Red Cross - Use this option to overlay non-fitted components with a red cross.
  • Use Gray Box and Mesh - Use this option to overlay non-fitted components with a gray mesh box.
• Use Text - Enable this option to display a string of characters over the not fitted logical component.
  
  • Text Box - Use this field to specify the text that will be overlayed on non-fitted components.
  • Font - Click this button to access a standard font dialog from where to change the appearance of the overlay text displayed for non-fitted components.
• Modify Textand Font- Enable this option to modify the appearance of varied parameters, both in the compiled document view of the schematic, and in schematic prints.
  
  • Suffix - Use this field to specify a suffix that will be added to all varied parameters.
  • Font - Click this button to access a standard font dialog from where to change the appearance of the text displayed in relation to varied parameters.

PCB Drawing Options

• Display Not Fitted Components in Draft Mode- Use this option to enable the display of non-fitted components in assembly drawings, in draft mode.
  
  • Strike-through Designator - Use this option to display the designator for a non-fitted component with a strike-through.
  • Use Graphics - Enable this option to apply a graphical overlay for non-fitted components in assembly drawings.
    
    • Use Cross - Use this option to overlay non-fitted components with a cross.
    • Use Mesh Box - Use this option to overlay non-fitted components with a mesh box.
  • Use Text - Enable this option to apply a textual overlay for non-fitted components, in assembly drawings.
    
    • Text Box - Use this field to specify the text that will be overlayed on non-fitted components.
    • Font - Click this button to access a standard font dialog from where to change the appearance of the overlay text displayed for non-fitted components.