If you have a library part that is nearly perfect, you can tailor the original part so that it suits your project. You can edit the part properties and you can change its graphical representation or its pins.
To edit a library part
- Open the library containing the part.
- In the project manager, double-click the part.
The part editor opens with the part displayed. - Make changes to the part body definition (such as graphics, text, and images) using the Property Sheet pane.
- To make any changes to pins, select the required pin, and modify its properties using the Property Sheet pane.
You can move pins after you select them. You can also move pin names or pin number text when you are editing a library part. - From the File menu, choose Save.
To edit a part instance on a schematic page
- Select the part in the schematic page editor.
- From the Edit menu, choose the .
The part editor opens with the selected part displayed. - Edit the part as required.
- From the File menu, choose the Close command.
The Save Part Instance dialog displays:
Update All replaces the old part in the design cache with the newly edited part and breaks the link with the original library.
Update Current creates a new part in the design cache. The new part has no link to the original library.
The Part Editor window closes and the updated part appears in the schematic page editor.
The edited part does not exist in a library, so the only way to place a copy of it is to use the Copy and Paste commands on the schematic page editor Edit menu.
The edited part has no link with the original library, so it is not affected by the Update Cache command. To restore its link with the original library, choose the Replace Cache command from the project manager Design menu. For more information, see Replacing and Updating Cache.
When you open the part editor from the schematic page editor, the part you are editing cannot be selected on the schematic page. After you close the part editor window, the part can be selected.
You can move pin names and pin number text when you are editing a part instance on a schematic page. For more information, see the Moving pin name and pin number text section.
When you edit a part's graphic representation on a schematic page, you break the connection between the part and the library; if you want to reverse your edits, you use the of the Design menu.
Moving pin name and pin number
You can move pin names and pin numbers only when you are editing a part instance on a schematic page.
- To move a pin name or pin number, select the pin name or number text and drag it to the desired location.
- To reset a pin name movement, select the pin name text you had moved and from the Edit menu, choose Reset Location, then Pin Name.
- To reset a pin number movement, select the pin number text you had moved and from the Edit menu, choose Reset Location, then Pin Number.