Chapter 4
Working with Parts
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Editing Parts and Shapes
Editing a Placed Part (In-Place Edit)
In-place part editing lets you add, delete, or change a part and the items that
make it up. You can add, delete, or move pads, change or move the lines
that define a part, or place new shapes or lines in the part.
Complete the following steps to use
In-Place Edit
on a part:
1.
Select the part and choose
Edit»In-Place Part Edit
.
An editing window opens, showing the selected part. The window also
shows the surrounding area of the board and the other parts in a
dimmed view, which cannot be edited. In the example shown below,
the selected part U2 is bright, while the unselected parts are dimmed.
Note
Refer to the
section of Chapter 1,
, for information about
changing the degree of dimming displayed on the parts that are not being edited.
2.
Edit the part using the
Place
and
Draw
tools. Refer to the
section of Chapter 1,
, for more information.
3.
To add a pin, choose
Place»Pins
. The
Place Pins
dialog box displays.
