Chapter 4
Working with Parts
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7.
Make the desired pad settings and click
Next
to display step 6 of the
wizard.
The following
Pins
information appears:
•
Units
—The unit of measure.
•
Number of Pins
—The number of pins in the part.
•
Distances - Between pins (A)
—The “A” distance between pins
as shown on the preview.
•
Distances - Between rows (B)
—The “B” distance between rows
as shown on the preview.
Note
Distances
information changes depending on the
Package Type
you selected in
step 2 of the wizard.
8.
Make the desired pin settings and click
Next
to display step 7 of the
wizard.
The following
Pad Numbering
information appears:
•
Type of Pad Numbering
—Available options appear here. Many
parts only have the
Numeric
option; others are
alpha-numeric
;
numeric-alpha
.
•
Direction of Pad Numbering
—Displays the available options
for the selected package type.
•
Start Number Offset
—Offsets the starting position of the pad
numbers.
9.
Make the desired
Pad Numbering
settings and click
Finish
.
10. The wizard closes, and the part is available for further editing in the
Footprint edit mode
using the
Place
and
Draw
tools. Refer to the
, for more information.
11. When you are finished, choose
File»Save to database as
. The
Insert
the selected Item(s) into the Database
dialog box appears, with a
cursor in the
Existing Parts
field.
12. Type a name for the new part. The name must be unique.
13. Click
OK
. The
Insert the selected Item(s) into the Database
dialog
box disappears, but the
Footprint edit mode
screen stays visible.
The part can be now placed from the database. Refer to the
section for more information.
To return to the design screen, click the design in the
Projects
tab of the
Design Toolbox
.
