Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Form Descriptions

Schematic Select All Form

Form Action controls whether the system selects or deselects all the specified object types when you click OK or Apply.

select selects all the specified object types.

deselect selects everything but the specified object types.

Schematic Objects lists the schematic object types. all turns on object types.

none turns off object types.

Instance Objects lists the instance object types. all turns on instance object types.

none turns off instance object types.

Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Form Descriptions

Schematic Select By Property Form

Find lets you specify values for the search.

The cyclic field lists frequently used properties.

When you select other from the cyclic field, the Add New Property for Search form appears.

The relational operators let you limit the search to objects that have a property value that either exactly matches or differs from the value specified in the field showing the property value.

The text entry field specifies a value of the property.

When you select master from the list of property names, you must specify a property value of the form

“libname cellname viewname”

Form Action controls whether the system selects or deselects the specified object types when you click OK or Apply.

select selects all the specified object types.

deselect selects everything but the specified object types.

Zoom Out To Fit All Figures zooms the editor out to display all the objects that match the selection criteria.

Show Object Filter expands the form to show the Selection Filter.

Schematic Objects lists the schematic object types.

all turns on schematic object types.

none turns off schematic object types.

Instance Objects lists the instance object types.

all turns on instance object types.

none turns off instance object types.

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Schematic Selection Filter Form

Area Partial Selection specifies whether the schematic editor includes partial objects in the selection set. Partial objects can be wire endpoints and vertices or note shape object endpoints, vertices, and edges.

When this option is turned off (default), the editor does not include partial objects when you drag your cursor through the design to select several objects at once (area selection).

When this option is turned on, the editor includes partial objects when you drag your cursor through the design to select several objects at once (area selection).

Schematic Objects lists the schematic object types you can select with your cursor.

all turns on all the object types.

none turns off all the object types.

Instance Objects (for point selection only) lists the instance subobject types that you can select only by pointing and clicking in the design. You cannot select instance objects by dragging your cursor through the design (area selection). The selectability of most instance subobjects is disabled by default, which allows for easier selection of the whole instance.

all turns on all the object types.

none turns off all the object types.

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Schematic Title Block Properties Form

Global Border Titles defines properties shared by all sheets. company specifies the name of the company.

dwg_no specifies the drawing number for the current sheet.

CAGE specifies the Commercial and Government Entities supply code. CAGE replaces the Federal Supply Code for Manufacturers (FSCM) number.

Sheet Specific Border Titles specifies the properties specific to the current sheet. rev specifies the revision level for the current sheet.

title specifies the title for the current sheet. title1 specifies the subtitle for the current sheet.