SIMPLORER User Manual V6.0 - FER-a

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506 Symbol Editor
Command Toolbar Symbol and Description
MOVE FORWARD Moves the selected element up one level.
MOVE BACK Moves the selected element down one level.
GROUP Groups selected elements.
UNGROUP Ungroups elements.
ADD TO GROUP Adds an element to a group.
Defining Pins and Names
For a symbol selected from a library, all pins are normally visible. You can move, edit, and rename
the pins later. Double-click a pin to open the property dialog. There you can define the
name (displayed as a tooltip in the Schematic), and the line and fill color. If you insert an invalid
pin (DRAW>PIN), the property dialog has Invalid Pin as name. The Symbol Editor always
places a new pin at the sheet margin. Pins are always adjusted to the grid because of the
working method of the Schematic wiring tool. The connection of the pin can be adapted to the
symbol elements.
You can define several direction attributes for pins. «None» means no defined direction and
is used for conservative nodes. «In», «Out», and «In/Out» are used for non-conservative nodes.
On a Schematic sheet a small arrow indicates the direction.
Displayed tooltip in the Schematic Properties of pins
Creating Graphic Elements
You can create several graphic elements (circle, rectangle, line, …) in the Draw mode, which
is started with the DRAW menu commands or the symbols on the Draw toolbar. Once in Draw
mode, the mouse pointer changes into crosshairs. Lines, rectangles, ellipses, or polygons can
be created on the sheet, according to the shape selected. If you select the polyline, set each
corner with a mouse click.
The graphic elements have the same properties (color, line width, font) as in the PROPER-
TIES>EDIT dialog defined for the sheet. Double-click an element to open the property dialog,
which contains the element settings for line width, fill, color, font, and level. Graphic elements
are always inserted on the active level.