Using the design template, you can establish the characteristics of a schematic page for an entire project. You can also override these defaults and establish characteristics of a specific schematic page using the Schematic Page Properties or Design Properties command.
Capture creates a schematic page size to suit your printer or plotter. You can choose from the five standard page sizes or specify a custom size. The default title block symbol, default title block information, border, and grid references can all be established for each project. Title block visibility can be specified for the entire project or for each schematic page.
To define grid references for new designs and schematic pages:
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Choose Options – Design Template, and then choose the Grid Reference tab.
- Make selections for the horizontal and vertical grid references and then click OK to close the Design Template dialog box.
Until you change the , any designs or schematic pages you create reflect these selections.
To change grid references for an existing page:
- Open the schematic page editor for the schematic page.
- Choose Options – Schematic Page Properties, and then choose the Grid Reference tab.
- Make selections for the horizontal and vertical grid references and then click OK to close the Schematic Page Properties dialog box. The selections are reflected in the active schematic page.
To define schematic page size for new designs and schematic pages:
- Choose Options – Design Template, and then choose the Page Size tab.
- Select Inches or Millimeters as the unit of measure.
- Select a page size.
-- If you choose inches, the choices are A, B, C, D, E, and Custom.
-- If you choose millimeters, the choices are A4, A3, A2, A1, A0, and Custom.
- Specify a value for pin-to-pin spacing, and click OK to close the Design Template dialog box.
Until you change the Page Size tab, any designs or schematic pages you create will reflect these selections.