National Instruments Graphical User Interface Ultiboard User Manual page 9

Contents
Placing Other Elements ................................................................................................. 4-20
Placing Mounting Holes and Connectors........................................................ 4-21
Placing Holes .................................................................................................. 4-21
Placing Shapes and Graphics .......................................................................... 4-21
Working with Jumpers .................................................................................... 4-23
Working with Test Points ............................................................................... 4-24
Working with Dimensions .............................................................................. 4-25
Placing Parts from the Database.................................................................................... 4-27
Editing Parts and Shapes ............................................................................................... 4-29
Editing a Placed Part (In-Place Edit) .............................................................. 4-29
Editing a Polygon............................................................................................ 4-30
Viewing and Editing Through Hole Pin Properties ........................................ 4-31
Viewing and Editing SMT Pin Properties....................................................... 4-33
Searching For and Replacing Parts................................................................................ 4-34
Searching for Parts in Open Designs .............................................................. 4-34
Locating a Part in a Design ............................................................................. 4-34
Replacing Parts ............................................................................................... 4-35
Cross-probing ................................................................................................................ 4-35
Creating New Parts........................................................................................................ 4-35
Using the Database Manager to Create a Part................................................. 4-35
Using the Part Wizard to Create a Part ........................................................... 4-36
Managing the Database ................................................................................................. 4-41
Working with Database Categories................................................................. 4-43
Adding Parts to the Database .......................................................................... 4-44
Merging and Converting Databases .............................................................................. 4-46
Merging Databases.......................................................................................... 4-46
Converting Databases ..................................................................................... 4-47
Chapter 5
Working with Traces and Copper
Placing Traces ............................................................................................................... 5-1
Working with Traces....................................................................................... 5-2
Placing a Trace: Manual Method .................................................................... 5-2
Placing a Trace: Follow-me Method............................................................... 5-3
Placing a Trace: Connection Machine Method............................................... 5-4
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Placing Jumpers ................................................................................ 4-23
Viewing and Editing Jumper Properties ........................................... 4-23
Placing Test Points ........................................................................... 4-24
Viewing and Editing Test Point Properties ...................................... 4-25
Placing Dimensions .......................................................................... 4-25
Viewing and Editing Dimension Properties ..................................... 4-26
Adding Parts using the Database Manager....................................... 4-45
Adding Parts using the Add Selection to Database Command ........ 4-45
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