When you need to edit properties for several parts, you can save time by using the spreadsheet editor, the Update Properties command or the .
Once you have added properties to a part on a schematic page, its properties no longer match the properties of the same part residing in the library. This part is unique in that it has properties assigned specifically to it that are not inherited from the library part definition.
If you add a user-defined property to one part in a homogeneous multiple-part package, all parts in the package inherit the property and its value. If you add a user-defined property to one part in a heterogeneous multiple-part package, the other parts in the package are not affected.
You can also edit properties on part packages, in which case the changes appear on every part in the package, and on every part instance.
When you are editing the properties of a library part, you use the Property Sheet pane. You can add or remove user-defined properties or change the values for the following properties:
- Part Value
- Part Reference
- PCB Footprint
- Power Pin Visibility
- User Properties
In this section:
- Assigning Properties to a Part
- Renaming and Deleting Part Properties
- Update Properties using an Update File