Configuring Schematic Sheet Symbol Designator Object Properties in Altium Designer

Parent page: Sheet Symbol Designator

Schematic Editor object properties are definable options that specify the visual style, content and behavior of the placed object. The property settings for each type of object are defined in two different ways:

• Pre-placement settings – most Sheet Symbol Designator object properties, or those that can logically be pre-defined, are available as editable default settings on the Schematic - Defaults page of the Preferences dialog (access from the  button at the top-right of the workspace). Select the object in the Primitive List to reveal its options on the right.

• Post-placement settings – all Sheet Symbol Designator object properties are available for editing in the Parameter dialog and the Properties panel when a placed Sheet Symbol Designator is selected in the workspace.

Location (Properties panel only)

• (X/Y)
  • X (first field) - the current X (horizontal) coordinate of the reference point of the object, relative to the current workspace origin. Edit to change the X position of the object. The value can be entered in either metric or imperial; include the units when entering a value whose units are not the current default. 
  • Y (second field) - The current Y (vertical) coordinate of the reference point of the object, relative to the current origin. Edit to change the Y position of the object. The value can be entered in either metric or imperial; include the units when entering a value whose units are not the current default. 
• Rotation - use the drop-down to select the rotation. Choices are: 0 Degrees, 90 Degrees, 180 Degrees, and 270 Degrees.

Properties

• ​Sheet Symbol - the sheet symbol associated with this object.
• Name - displays the name.
• Value - displays the actual designator text. Use  or  to determine whether the Value for the object is displayed or hidden.​​ Check Autoposition to enable auto-positioning.
• Font - use the controls to configure the font, font size, color, and special settings such as bold and underlining.
• Justification - select the desired justification of the text.