Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Creating Schematics

Adding Solder Dots

Place a solder dot where more than two wire segments intersect. Do not confuse four-wire intersections, which are always connected logically, with two-wire overpasses.

■Adding Solder Dots on page 185

■Deleting Solder Dots on page 185

■Disabling Automatic Solder Dot Creation on page 185

■Changing Solder Dot Size on page 186

Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Creating Schematics

Adding Solder Dots

To add a solder dot, do the following:

1.Choose Add – Solder Dot.

2.Click where you want to create a four-way orthogonal wire connection.

Note: When two wire segments form a T-wire intersection, the system places solder dots automatically.

Deleting Solder Dots

To delete a solder dot from your design, do the following:

1.Click on the solder dot you want to delete.

2.Press the Delete key or choose Edit – Delete.

Note: You can delete the solder dot only at a four-way orthogonal wire connection. The system changes the connection into a two-wire overpass.

Disabling Automatic Solder Dot Creation

By default, the editor creates a solder dot automatically when you intersect two wire segments.

To stop the system from adding solder dots automatically, do the following:

1. Choose Options – Editor.

Virtuoso Schematic Composer User Guide

Creating Schematics

The Editor Options form appears.

Editor Options

2.Set Automatic Solder Dots to off.

3.Click OK.

Changing Solder Dot Size

To change the size of the solder dot, do the following:

1. Choose Options – Editor.