Working with a Sheet Symbol File Name Object on a Schematic Sheet in Altium Designer

Parent page: Schematic Objects

Sheet Symbol File Name

Summary

The Sheet Symbol File Name is a non-electrical child object of an electrical design primitive. It provides the link between the sheet symbol and the schematic sub-sheet that the symbol represents.

Availability and Placement

The Sheet Symbol File Name is automatically placed when the parent sheet symbol object is placed.

Graphical Editing

This method of editing allows you to select a sheet symbol file Name object directly in the design space and change its location graphically. Sheet symbol file Names can only be adjusted with respect to their size by changing the size of the Font in the Properties panel. As such, editing handles are not available when the sheet symbol file name object is selected.

Click anywhere inside the dashed box and drag to reposition the sheet symbol filename object as required. The object can be rotated or flipped while dragging.

Press the Spacebar to rotate the file name. Rotation is counterclockwise in increments of 90°.

Non-Graphical Editing

The following methods of non-graphical editing are available.

Editing via the Parameter Dialog or Properties Panel

Panel page: Sheet Symbol File Name Properties

This method of editing uses the associated Parameter dialog and the Properties panel mode to modify the properties of a sheet symbol file name object.

 The Parameter dialog, on the left, and the Parameter mode of the Properties panel on the right

After placement, the Parameter dialog can be accessed by:

• Double-clicking on the placed sheet symbol object.
• Place the cursor over the sheet symbol object, right-click, then choose Properties from the context menu.

During placement, the Parameter mode of the Properties panel can be accessed by pressing the Tab key. Once the sheet symbol is placed, all options appear.

After placement, the Parameter mode of the Properties panel can be accessed in one of the following ways:

• If the Properties panel is already active, by selecting the Sheet Symbol object.
• After selecting the sheet symbol object, select the Properties panel from the Panels button at the bottom right of the design space or select View » Panels » Properties.

Editing Multiple Objects

The Properties panel supports multiple object editing, where the property settings that are identical in all currently selected objects may be modified. When multiples of the same object type are selected manually, via the Find Similar Objects dialog or through a Filter or List panel, a Properties panel field entry that is not shown as an asterisk (*) may be edited for all selected objects.

Editing via a List Panel

Panel pages: SCH List, SCHLIB List, SCH Filter, SCHLIB Filter

A List panel allows you to display design objects from one or more documents in tabular format, enabling quick inspection and modification of object attributes. Used in conjunction with appropriate filtering - by using the applicable Filter panel, or the Find Similar Objects dialog - it enables the display of just those objects falling under the scope of the active filter – allowing you to target and edit multiple design objects with greater accuracy and efficiency.