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The Arrange Rooms Dialog.
Summary
The Arrange Room dialog allows designers to arrange the locations of Rooms automatically.
Access
Select Rooms you want arrange and select Design » Rooms » Arrange Rooms.
Options/Controls
Columns/Rows
- Columns - Shows the current number of columns being used to place the rooms. Edit this field to change the number of columns.
- Rows - Shows the current number of rows being used to place the rooms. Edit this field to change the number of rows.
SortBy
- Sort By - Shows the current sort order, that is, the criteria used to distinguish the first room from the next and so on. Click to view and select a sort criteria from the list. The available options are:
- Channel Name - Sorts the rooms alpha-numerically by their name.
- Room Area - Sorts the rooms by their area.
- Room Component Count - Sorts the rooms by the number of components they contain.
- Room Width - Sorts the rooms by their X (horizontal) size.
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Room Height - Sorts the rooms by their Y (vertical) size.
- Sort in Ascending order - Enable to sort the rooms in ascending (smallest to largest) order according to the Sort By criteria.
Position
- Origin X - Shows the current X (horizontal) coordinate in relation to the origin from where to start placing the rooms. Edit this field to change the X coordinate, which can be defined in either mm or mil units. To specify the units when entering a number, add the mm or milsuffix to the value. Default units (metric or imperial) are determined by the Measurement Unit setting in the Board Options dialog (Design » Board Options), and are used if no units are specified.
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Origin Y - Shows the current Y (vertical) coordinate in relation to the origin from where to start placing the rooms. Edit this field to change the Y coordinate, which can be defined in either mm or mil units. To specify the units when entering a number, add the mm or milsuffix to the value. Default units (metric or imperial) are determined by the Measurement Unit setting in the Board Options dialog (Design » Board Options), and are used if no units are specified.
- Select Origin Using Mouse - Enable to manually set the origin for the room arrangement using the cursor.
- X-Spacing - Shows the current X (horizontal) distance to leave between adjacent rooms. Edit this field to change the distance, which can be defined in either mm or mil units. To specify the units when entering a number, add the mm or milsuffix to the value. Default units (metric or imperial) are determined by the Measurement Unit setting in the Board Options dialog (Design » Board Options), and are used if no units are specified.
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Y-Spacing - Shows the current Y (vertical) distance to leave between adjacent rooms. Edit this field to change the distance, which can be defined in either mm or mil units. To specify the units when entering a number, add the mm or milsuffix to the value. Default units (metric or imperial) are determined by the Measurement Unit setting in the Board Options dialog (Design » Board Options), and are used if no units are specified.
- Auto Spacing - Enable to have the rooms arranged with equal X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) spacing.
- Place On Grid - Enable to force the rooms to arrange in alignment with the PCB document grid.