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Chapter 4
Working with Parts
You can sort attribute information by clicking on the column header.
Note
For complete information on variants, refer to the Multisim help file.
Note
NI Ultiboard User Manual
If you are looking at the attributes of a part that was imported from
Multisim, and that part has variants assigned, the tab will also have a variant
attribute as shown below.
Complete the following steps to modify or add an attribute:
1.
Select the attribute you want to modify and click Change. The
Attribute dialog box appears.
Or
Click New.
The Select layer for attribute dialog box appears. Select the desired
layer and click OK. The Attribute dialog box appears.
2.
Do some or all of the following:
•
Change or set the attribute's tag by choosing from the Tag list.
•
Change or set the attribute's value by entering it in the Value field.
•
Choose the attribute's Visibility by enabling the desired option.
Visible attributes are previewed in the Alignment area of the
dialog box.
•
Use the Alignment area to set the attribute's alignment (when
visible) relative to the part footprint.
•
Use the Line Font area of this dialog box to specify the weight of
font used to display the attribute (when visible). Your choices are
reflected in the preview area.
Or
If you want to use unicode characters, enable the Windows Font
radio button, click the
the Font dialog box that appears. Please note that "right-to-left"
fonts are not supported for copper attributes on the PCB.
•
Set the Height and Rotation of the attribute (when visible). Your
choices are reflected in the preview area.
•
Choose the color of the attribute when visible on a specific layer.
Choose the layer from the Layer drop-down list; the color by
clicking Color.
3.
Click OK to save your changes.
To delete an attribute, select it in the Attributes tab and click Remove.
button, and select the desired font from
Font
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