Use this option for adding new documentation symbols to a Schematic design from a documentation symbol library.
Usually used for adding company logo and other annotation, or for adding single pin symbols to use as testpoints, global signal indicators and off-page links.
Documentation symbols that are single pin symbols can also be added within the Insert Connection option to start or end the connection on.
Shortcuts
Default Keys: None:
Default Menu: Insert
Command: Insert Doc Symbol
How To Insert A Documentation Symbol
- Select the Doc Symbol option on the Insert menu, or use one of the above mentioned shortcuts.
- Setup the Insert Doc Symbol Dialog:-
- Set which documentation symbol library you wish to add from. A list of symbol names will appear in the dialog. Use the filter to reduce this list to the symbols that you are interested in.
- Choose which symbol you wish to add from the list.
- Choose whether the symbol should be visible on all pages, or just on the page being added to.
- Optionally preview the symbol to check if it is the correct one.
- Use the Add button to add the documentation symbol to the design.
- Using the mouse, move the symbol to the desired position and click to place it into the design.
- Continue to add symbols of the same type. Press the Esc key, or cancel using the shortcut menu, to return to the dialog.
How To Use The Insert Doc Symbol Dialog
Look In
Use this to choose a documentation symbol library to search for the required symbol. The library list is set up in Library Folders in the library manager. Two special entries exist:
Use [All Libraries] to choose from symbols in all of the documentation symbol libraries. If the same symbol is in more than one library, the first found will be used, so library order is important.
Use [Current Design] to choose from the documentation symbols already added to the design.
If the Vault is in use, the drop-down list will additionally include Vault entries. Each Vault folder that contains documentation symbols will be listed and the special entry [Vault Only] allows all documentation symbols from the Vault to be exclusively viewed.
Which Symbols
Use the Filter box to enter a string containing the ”*” or ”?” wildcard characters to filter the list to only matching names e.g. “A*“. Use the No. Pins box to limit the matching symbols to those of a set number of pins (blank means any pin count). press Apply to alter the list of names accordingly. The number that matched the filters is shown in the dialog.
Symbol
This listbox contains the symbol names to choose from. Select the one required. The number of pins on the selected symbol is displayed in the Pins box.
Common To All Pages
Use this to add special doc symbols that are visible on all pages at the same time. This is generally only used for common sheet outlines like the one shown in the dialog above. This is not available if the symbol contains a pin as pins can be connected to, so cannot be on more that one page at the same time.
Preview
Use this to optionally display what the symbol will look like when added to the design.
Interactively Positioning A Documentation Symbol
Whilst using the mouse to position the symbol you can use the shortcut menu to change its angle and mirror it, amongst other things. This is explained in more detail in the Move operation.
Use Cancel Insert Doc Symbol to cancel the current symbol being added and return to the dialog.
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Use Exit Mode to cancel the current symbol being added and exit back to Select Mode.
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Use Previous Symbol and Next Symbol to change the current symbol being added to the previous or next one in the symbol list from the initial dialog.
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Click to drop the symbol at the required position.