Use this dialog to create and modify naming styles used within the Connection styles dialog.
Shortcuts
Menu: Setup
Default Keys: T
Command: Technology
Locating this option
Available from: Setup menu > Technology option > Connection Style Naming tab
Using the dialog
On selection, the Technology dialog opens, select Connection Style Naming. The existing naming style for the Technology being used will be presented.
The appropriate rule is found for each Style Naming rule by working down the list until the first match is found. Hence, the order of the rules is important.
Navigation
Press the New button to add a new entry to the list. To edit an existing entry, select it, the row will be underlined with a red line. The information can then be edited directly in the cell row or in the editing pane below it.
Remove an item from the list by selecting it and pressing the Delete button.
The Up and Down buttons are used to position and move the selected rule in the grid. The rules are applied from the top of the list down so moving them further up makes them more significant.
Use the Settings button to define the Units and Units text for use within the Style Naming.
Replace
The Basic Set button is used to replace all the current contents of your rules with a basic set of rules. These can also be edited once inserted to your own requirements.
Using the editing pane
Match Width
When the Match Width box is selected, this enables you to match the Width field and to define a value in the Less Than or Equal To: entry. As this rule entry specifies, the style width must be less than or equal to what you have entered as the width style. This means different rules can be created based on a Width defined for the Connection style.
Template
The Template: entry shows the template that will be used when the rule matches. You can type the template directly, or you can use the Field controls to add system defined fields. More information on how rules work is on the Style Naming Rules page.
Connection Style Fields
Connection Width -
Is Metric!? -
Is Not Metric!? -
Unit Text -
Insert
Using the Insert button will enter the text shown in the Field Keyword. This has been defined using the Field: and Pre-text: fields below. More information on how these work is on the Style Naming Rules page.
Example Connection Style Rules
Signal(<width:>) Match Width Less Than or Equal To: 0.635
Power(<width:>) Match Width Less Than or Equal To: 1.270
Conn(<width:>) Match Width Unchecked, Less Than or Equal To: <unrestricted:>
The Connection style will look like this:
Signal(0.500)
Power(1.270)
Conn(2.00)
Export and Import CSV
Use the Export CSV button to export the data in your Schematic design into a CSV format file. Using the Export CSV option will provide you with a formatted template ready for you to edit in your own data.
Use the Import CSV button to import data back into the Schematic design using a CSV format file.
The data in the file represents a spreadsheet of dialog contents with the data headings along the top row.
Units
The Units button allows you to locally switch between Metric and Imperial units whilst in this dialog. Once the dialog is closed, the units revert back to the original design units. If switching to different units to the design units, the value typed will be converted when you next enter this page.
Related Topics - Technology Style Naming
Hatch Style Naming | Line Style Naming | Pin Style Naming | Text Style Naming | Style Settings
Related Topics
Connection Styles | Hatch Styles | Line Styles | Pin Styles | Text Styles