You can place IEEE symbols to represent mechanical components. Remember that these symbols do not have an effect when you generate a netlist for your schematic.
To place an IEEE symbol in the part editor
- From the Place menu, choose the IEEE Symbol command. The Place IEEE Symbol dialog box appears.
- From the Select IEEE Symbols list, select a symbol. The symbol appears in the preview box.
- Select the required symbol and click OK. The symbol is attached to your pointer.
- Use the mouse to move the symbol and click the left mouse button to place the symbol.
- Select the selection tool to dismiss the symbol tool or repeat step 4 to place additional symbols.
Shortcuts
- Tool palette:
- Keyboard:
SHIFT+X