Symbol Menu Reference

NOTE: This menu is only visible when you are viewing symbol thumbnails in a library editing window.

New symbol

Add a new symbol to this library. A symbol editing window will open and you can start designing your symbol in it. Use the “file save” menu option to save the new symbol back to the library.

You can use any of the drawing tools to create your new symbol. The circuit drawing items lose their special significance in a symbol and all of the drawn objects are treated as annotations. For example, if you place a wire in the symbol then it is not treated as a wire in when the symbol is placed into a design. The only drawing objects that have any significance in a symbol are pins.

Use the “Add Pin” option in the library menu to place a pin into a symbol.

The new symbol will not appear in the library until the symbol has been saved.

Edit Symbol

Select a symbol thumbnail in the library edit window and then use this option to edit it. The symbol is loaded into a symbol edit window so that you may alter it. See the “New Symbol” option for more information about editing symbols.

You can also use this option to copy symbols. Edit the symbol and then save it under a different name.

Rename symbol

Select a symbol thumbnail in the library edit window and then use this option to rename it. If you wish to make a copy of the symbol under a different name use the “Edit Symbol”.

Delete

Select a symbol thumbnail in the library edit window and then use this option to delete it. Once it has been delete it is not immediately possible to undo the change, however, you have the option not to save the changes when you close the library editing window.