Parent page: Schematic Commands
The following pre-packaged resources, derived from this base command, are available:
Place Rectangle
Applied Parameters: None
Summary
This command is used to place a Rectangle object onto the active document. A rectangle is a non-electrical drawing primitive. It is a graphic element that can be placed on a schematic sheet and can be filled or unfilled.
For detailed information about this object type, see
Rectangle.
Access
Rectangles are available for placement in both Schematic and Schematic Library Editors:
- Schematic Editor - the following commands are available:
- Choose Place » Drawing Tools » Rectangle from the main menus.
- Click the
button on the Utility Tools drop-down (
) of the Utilities toolbar.
- Right-click and choose Place » Drawing Tools » Rectangle from the context menu.
- Schematic Library Editor - the following commands are available:
- Choose Place » Rectangle from the main menus.
- Click the button on the Utility Tools drop-down () of the Utilities toolbar.
- Right-click and choose Place » Rectangle from the context menu.
Use
After launching the command, the cursor will change to a cross-hair and you will enter rectangle placement mode. Placement is made by performing the following sequence of actions:
- Click or press Enter to anchor the first corner of the rectangle.
- Move the cursor to adjust the size of the rectangle and click or press Enter to complete placement.
- Continue placing further rectangles, or right-click or press Esc to exit placement mode.
Additional actions that can be performed during placement – while the rectangle is still floating on the cursor, and before its first corner is anchored – are:
- Press the Tab key to access the Rectangle dialog, from where properties for the rectangle can be changed on-the-fly.
- Press the Alt key to constrain the direction of movement to the horizontal or vertical axis, depending on the initial direction of movement.
- Press the Spacebar to rotate the rectangle anti-clockwise or Shift+Spacebar for clockwise rotation. Rotation is in steps of 90°.
- Press the X or Y keys to mirror the rectangle along the X-axis or Y-axis respectively.
Tips
- For information on how a placed rectangle object can be modified graphically, directly in the workspace, see Graphical Editing.
- 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.
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