Chapter 8 Preparing for Manufacturing/Assembly
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6. In the Size area:
•Auto-Resize checkbox—Enable to have the size of the displayed
comment automatically resized to fit the text. Disable if you wish
to set the size of the displayed comment by typing values into the
Width and Height fields.
7. In the Font area, set the font Name, Style and Size as desired.
8. Click OK to close the dialog and double-cli ck at the desired location
on the design to place the comment.
To change a placed comment’s properties, select the comment (you must be
in the Comment layer), and select Edit»Properties.
To delete a placed comment, select the comment and press DELETE on your
keyboard.
Renumbering Parts As parts are added to, moved, and deleted from the design, their numbering
changes. Renumbering parts automatically renames all parts in the order
that you specify. It is easier to produce, service, and troubleshoot boards
when parts are ordered in a logical manner. Renumbering is primarily for
assembly, to help locate all the elements.
Using the Renumber parts dialog box, you can select the corner of the
board in which you want the renumbering to start, and whether you want
the parts to be renumbered incrementally in a vertical or horizontal fashion.
You can preview your renumbering strategy and change it before applying
it.
Complete the following steps to renumber the parts in the design:
1. Optionally, select the parts you want renumbered.
2. Choose Tools»Renumber Parts. The Renumber parts dialog box
appears.
3. Use the drop-down lists to select the Direction and Start corner for
the renumbering and enter a value in Part mask if you want to
renumber only certain parts. For example, you can put R* or C* in that
box if you only want to renumber resistors or only capacitors; the
default = * so everything gets renumbered.
The Preview panel illustrates the numbering’s direction and start
corner as you define the settings.