Working with a Circle Object on a Multi-board Schematic Document in Altium Designer

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Parent page: Multi-board Schematic Objects

A placed CircleA placed Circle

Summary

A Circle is a graphic object that can be placed on a Multi-board Design schematic document and filled with a specified solid color.

Availability

Circles are available for placement in the multi-board schematic editor as follows:

  • Choose the Place » Circle command from the main menu.
  • Click the  button in the graphic objects drop-down on the Active Bar located at the top of the design space. Click and hold an Active Bar button to access other related commands. Once a command has been used, it will become the topmost item on that section of the Active Bar.
  • Right-click in the drawing design space then select Place » Circle from the context menu.

Placement

After launching the command, the cursor will change to a cross-hair and the editor will enter circle placement mode. Placement is made by performing the following actions:

  1. Click to define the center position of the circle.
  2. Move the cursor to adjust the radius of the circle then click again to complete placement.
  3. Continue placing further circles or right-click or press Esc to exit the placement mode.
The default settings for the Circle object are available in the Multi-board Schematic - Defaults page of the Preferences dialog.

Graphical Editing

This method of editing allows a placed circle object to be selected in the design space and graphically edit its radius or location.

Select a Circle by clicking on its fill or outline. Once selected, editing handles/nodes are available at its center and perimeter.

A selected Circle A selected Circle

  • Click and drag the Circle's center node to reposition it on the drawing document.
  • Click and drag a perimeter node to alter the Circle radius.

Non-Graphical Editing

Properties page: Circle Properties

The non-graphical method of editing a Circle is available in the Multi-board Properties panel, which provides editable property fields for the item that is currently selected in the design space.

The Properties panel when a Circle object is selected.The Properties panel when a Circle object is selected.

To open the Properties panel and access the properties of a placed Circle:

  • Double-click on the Circle object.
  • Right-click on the Circle then select Item Properties from the context menu.

If the Properties panel is already active:

  • Click on the Circle to access its properties in the panel.
To manually open the Properties panel, select View » Panels » Properties from the main menus or click the button at the bottom right of the design space then select Properties from the pop-up menu.
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