Sch_Cmd-PlaceBlanketPlaceBlanket_AD

Applied Parameters: None

Summary

This command is used to place a Blanket object onto the active document. The Blanket Directive is a powerful feature in Altium Designer's Schematic Editing domain. It enables other parameter-set based directives to quickly be applied to a group of nets, simply by 'covering' those nets with a blanket. When placing a blanket, you can either define a simple rectangular shape, or a polygonal-shape. The latter gives more precise control over coverage of the required net objects on a sheet.

Access

This command can be accessed in the Schematic Editor by:

• Choosing Place » Directives » Blanket from the main menus.
• Right-clicking and choosing Place » Directives » Blanket from the context menu.

Use

After launching the command, the cursor will change to a cross-hair and you will enter blanket placement mode. The procedure for placement depends on whether you are creating a rectangular-, or polygonal-shaped blanket.

To place a purely rectangular blanket:

1. Position the cursor and click or press Enter to effect placement of the top-left corner.
2. Position the cursor and click or press Enter to effect placement of the bottom-right corner.
3. Right-click or press Enter to complete placement.
4. Continue placing further blankets, or right-click or press Esc to exit placement mode.

To place a polygonal-shaped blanket:

1. Position the cursor and click or press Enter to anchor the starting point for the blanket.
2. Position the cursor and click or press Enter to anchor a series of segments that define the shape of the blanket.
3. After placing the final segment, right-click or press Esc to complete placement. There is no need to "close" the polygon as the software will automatically complete the shape by adding required segments to connecting the start point to the final segment placed.
4. Continue placing further blankets, or right-click or press Esc to exit placement mode.

Tips

1. For information on how a placed blanket object can be modified graphically, directly in the workspace, see Graphical Editing.
2. While attributes can be modified during placement (Tab to bring up associated properties dialog), bear in mind that these will become the default settings for further placement unless the Permanent option on the Schematic – Default Primitives page of the Preferences dialog is enabled. When this option is enabled, changes made will affect only the object being placed and subsequent objects placed during the same placement session.