WorkspaceManager_Dlg-DesignatorAnnotationFormDesignator Annotation_AD

The Designator Annotation dialogThe Designator Annotation dialog

Summary

The Designator Annotation dialog allows the user to annotate the designator of physical components in a multi-channel or varied design.

Access

Perform the following steps to access this dialog:

  1. Compile a project.
  2. Switch from the Editor tab to a compiled tab in tab options at the bottom of the schematic editor.
  3. Click the designator of any component.

Options/Controls

  • Name
    • <Name> – a non-editable field that is populated with component Designator information that depends on the chosen naming scheme.
      • Visible – when this option is enabled, the designator is displayed.
      • Lock – when this option is enabled, this designator cannot be reassigned during annotation.
  • Value
    • <Value> – a non-editable field that is populated based on the information for the component. The information presented will depend on the chosen naming scheme.
      • Visible – when this option is enabled, the value is displayed (non-editable).
      • Lock – when this option is enabled, this value cannot be reassigned during annotation (non-editable).
  • Annotation (will be saved in <filename>)
    • Annotate – check this option to enable the following controls:
      • Lock Physical Designator – select this option to specify use of a custom physical designator, which is entered in the associated text box. This is the also option that is set when graphically editing a designator in a compiled document view.
      • Apply Naming Scheme – select this option to access the following controls to generate a designator using a specified naming scheme. Use the Annotate Options button to access the Board Level Annotation Options dialog in which you can choose a predefined naming scheme or specify a custom naming scheme. The Physical Designator will be generated based on the logical designator information and the specified naming scheme.
        The options selected in the Board Level Annotation Options dialog when defining a naming scheme are global to the project and override the naming scheme defined on the Project Options – Multi-Channel dialog (Project » Project Options).
        • Annotate Options – click to access the Board Level Annotation Options dialog to choose a predefined naming scheme or specify a custom naming scheme.
        • Prefix – a non-editable field that is populated based on the logical designator information for the component. The information presented will depend on the chosen naming scheme.
        • Global Index – a non-editable field that is populated based on the logical designator information for the component. The information presented will depend on the chosen naming scheme.
        • Physical Designator – a non-editable field that shows the calculated physical designator based on the chosen naming scheme that will be assigned when you click OK.​
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