Labeling wires and buses

You use aliases to connect electrical objects.

To place an alias

1. From the Place menu, choose Net Alias command.

2. Enter the net alias text, following the naming conventions for buses and bus members, then click OK. A rectangle representing the alias text is attached to the pointer. The tip of the pointer must be touching the net for you to place the net alias.

3. Use the mouse to move the alias text and click directly on the wire or bus. The alias text appears in the selection color.
4. Select the selection tool or press Esc, to dismiss the net alias tool.

To label a series of bus members

1. Use the Repeat command to place the bus members at regular intervals.
2. On the first bus member, place one alias, taking care to assign this bus member the lowest value in the bus range.
3. Place a net alias, using the left mouse button, on each member of the series.
4. Select the selection tool, or press Esc, to dismiss the net alias tool.

Shortcut

Tool palette:

To edit net alias text

1. Select the net alias.

2. From the Edit menu, choose the Properties command.

3. In the dialog box that appears, you can change the color, the font, the rotation, or the alias.
4. Click OK to dismiss the dialog box.

To move net alias text

• Select the net alias text and drag it to another location.