Part

Inherits: Part < LibItem < DesignItem < ScriptObject

Parts are manufacturable components, belonging to a part library or to a design.

Parts retrieved from a library and not assigned to a design are “forgotten” by Pulsonix when the associated PartLibrary object is deleted.

Properties

Name	Type	Get/Set	Brief
AssociatedParts	Array[AssociatedPart]	Yes/No	The list of AssociatedPart items that belong to this Part.
DefaultFootprintName	str	Yes/Yes	The name of the default footprint to use for this part.
Description	str	Yes/Yes	The Description of the part.
Footprints	Array[Dictionary]	Yes/No	Dictionaries with the fields “name”, “library” and “version” which describe which footprints this part uses.
Gates	Array[Gate]	Yes/No	The list of gates that belong to this part.
IsAssociatedPart	bool	Yes/No	Specifies whether this item is an associated part.
IsConnector	bool	Yes/No	Specifies whether this item is a connector part.
IsPcbOnly	bool	Yes/No	Specifies whether this item is a PCB-only part.
IsScmOnly	bool	Yes/No	Specifies whether this item is a schematic-only part.
NameStem	str	Yes/Yes	The default name stem of the part.
PartReps	Array[PartRep]	Yes/No	The list of part representations associated with this part.
PinCount	int	Yes/Yes	The total number of pins on the part. Changing the pin count will remove all current footprints on this part.
Pins	Array[PartPin]	Yes/No	The list of part pins that belong to this part.

Methods

Name	Returns	Arguments
AddFootprintFromLibrary	bool	footprintName : str libraryName : str
AddGate	bool	symbolPath : str
AddGateFromLibrary	bool	symbolName : str libraryName : str
Export	none	directory : str

Property Details

AssociatedParts

Type: Array[AssociatedPart]

The list of AssociatedPart items that belong to this Part.

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DefaultFootprintName

Type: str

The name of the default footprint to use for this part.

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Description

Type: str

The Description of the part.

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Footprints

Type: Array[Dictionary]

Dictionaries with the fields “name”, “library” and “version” which describe which footprints this part uses.

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Gates

Type: Array[Gate]

The list of gates that belong to this part.

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IsAssociatedPart

Type: bool

Specifies whether this item is an associated part.

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IsConnector

Type: bool

Specifies whether this item is a connector part.

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IsPcbOnly

Type: bool

Specifies whether this item is a PCB-only part.

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IsScmOnly

Type: bool

Specifies whether this item is a schematic-only part.

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NameStem

Type: str

The default name stem of the part.

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PartReps

Type: Array[PartRep]

The list of part representations associated with this part.

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PinCount

Type: int

The total number of pins on the part. Changing the pin count will remove all current footprints on this part.

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Pins

Type: Array[PartPin]

The list of part pins that belong to this part.

Method Details

AddFootprintFromLibrary

Add a footprint to this part. The footprint must have the same pin count as this part.

Returns bool.

Licences required: Scripting Advanced Features.

Arguments:

• footprintName : str
• libraryName : str

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AddGate

Add a gate to this part.

Returns bool.

Licences required: Scripting Advanced Features.

Arguments:

• symbolPath : str

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AddGateFromLibrary

Add a gate to this part.

Returns bool.

Licences required: Scripting Advanced Features.

Arguments:

• symbolName : str
• libraryName : str

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Export

Export this part as a part design to the specified directory.

Licences required: Scripting Advanced Features.

Arguments:

• directory : str