Creating the Schematic
This needs to be written!!!!!!!
For now here are a list of useful things:
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Flip object about a horizontal line |
RT click on object, select properties, select graphical attrs tab, check the mirrored button |
If you are doing this on an OpAmp to switch the +/- inputs note that you have also switched power and ground. |
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Rotate object |
Select object with pointer, while object is selected hit the space bar |
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Keeping parts electrically connected while you move them |
First hold down the CTRL button, then select the part, hold down the CTRL button while you begin moving the part. If you let the CTRL button go while you are still holding down the mouse button and moving the part you can freely move the part while keeping its same connectivity |
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Cutting and pasting |
Draw box around the object, Edit-> copy, click on highlighted object, Edit->paste, click on the document where you want the object pasted, then deselect both objects. |
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Correctly labeling reference designations |
Tools -> annotate, select all parts, click OK. Your reference designations went from r?, r? to r1, r2, etc… |
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