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Schematic Library Document
(Menu) : Tools » Document Options...
(Menu) : Help » Popups » Options » Document Options...
(Menu) : Help » Popups » Right Mouse Click » Document Options...

Description This command is used to run the Document Options dialog, from where you can set up various properties for the current document.

These options are stored with the document. Changing a document option affects the current document only.

Use After launching the command, the Document Options dialog appears. Use the Sheet Options tab of the dialog to set the size, orientation and color scheme for the active schematic document, as well as defining the system font. You can also control the display of the title block, border and reference zone information. When defining the size for the sheet, you can either choose from a range of predefined standard styles, or create your own custom style.

The visible, snap and electrical grid ranges are also definable from this tab, along with controls for enabling/disabling any or all of the three.

Use the Parameters tab of the dialog to create and edit parameters for the current document. Properties for a parameter are defined in the Parameter Properties dialog (accessed when adding a new parameter or editing an existing one).

By default, parameters have been defined for Company and sheet-specific information (such as sheet number, document title and revision number), to be included in the title block of the sheet or elsewhere as text strings.

The parameters defined in this tab are treated as special strings. Special strings are text strings which are recognized and interpreted when the sheet is printed or plotted. Certain special strings provide current information, such as date and time, which are inserted at the time of printing.

You can also add design rule parameters to the document. This allows you to specify PCB layout design rules at the schematic stage of your design. Clicking the Add as Rule button will open the Parameter Properties dialog. When a parameter is added as a design rule, its name is fixed as 'Rule'. Its assigned value distinguishes it from another rule.

To assign the value for the parameter, click the Edit Rule Values button - the Choose Design Rule Type dialog will appear. This dialog provides a full list of all possible PCB design rules. Simply select the rule entry required and click OK (or double-click on the entry) to bring up the Edit PCB Rule dialog for that rule, from where you can edit the rule's attributes. After clicking OK, you will be returned to the Parameter Properties dialog. The entry for the parameter's value will show the rule type and defined attributes.

Notes Use the dialog What's This Help ? to gain information on individual options available.

Some special stings can be displayed on the document prior to printing, by enabling the Convert Special Strings option in the Graphical Editing tab of the Preferences dialog.

A parameter added as a rule at the document level translates to a rule scope of All Objects when transferred to the PCB document. To achieve a more specific rule scope, a parameter (added as a rule) should be added to a specific object in the schematic.

Process Sch:DocumentPreferences

Links Document Parameters
Document Sheet Options
Set Grid
Setup Preferences