Availability Schematic Library Document
(Menu) : Tools » New Component
(Toolbar) : Utilities

Description This command is used to add a new component to the current document.

Use After launching the command, the New Component Name dialog will appear. Use this dialog to give the component a suitable name. After clicking OK, a new component with this name will be created in the library and an empty component sheet is opened and made active in the main design window.

Defining the new component

To define your new component, complete the following steps:

1) Define the component body using the various drawing objects available.

2) Place the component pins.

3) If you are creating a multi-part component, add the additionally required parts to the component and repeat the above steps to create the symbols for all parts in the component.

4) Set the component's properties.

5) Save the component sheet to save the component in the library.

Notes Component library sizes are virtually unlimited and are only restricted by available memory.

Process Sch:CreateComponent

Links Change Component Name
Copy Component to Library
Delete Component from Library
Move Component to Library