Combine Components

The Combine Components dialog is launched automatically when the Copy Placement command is used to create a template. This is done by selecting an area on the canvas that contains components. The dialog shows the components in the template that you create, and suggests groups of unplaced components, or components that are placed outside of the board, that have the same placement and routing status as the selected components. You can modify the list of unplaced components in each column (channel) using the Specify Component dialog. This is launched by pointing the cursor in a cell and clicking the displayed button. When a channel is placed, it is made unavailable in this dialog.

 

 

Item		Description
Reset		Displays only the components that are available to be placed. Components that are placed, which are shown in gray, are removed from the dialog.
Components table		Displays the components in the template that you select on the canvas using the Copy Placement command. When the Combine Components dialog is launched, unplaced components with the same placement and routing status are listed. If multiple component solutions are found, then each is shown in a  separate column. You can edit the contents of this table, and add items using the Specify Component dialog. You can also search for unplaced components in the Assign to blank cells section.
	Template	Displays the components in the template that you select on the canvas. You can add or remove a component from the selection by right-clicking the canvas and selecting Undo on the assist menu, and then clicking it on the canvas. Click Selection End on the assist menu to confirm the selection. For each row in the Template column, suggested unplaced components are displayed in the Placed components columns.
	Available components	When the Combine Components dialog is launched, unplaced components with the same placement and routing status are listed. If multiple components are found, then each is shown in a  separate column. You can change the component that is displayed by double-clicking it and entering a the name of an unplaced component. Alternatively, point the cursor in a cell and click the displayed button. The Specify Component dialog is displayed. This allows you to search for an appropriate unplaced component for an individual template component. To place the displayed components on the canvas, select a column and then click the canvas. The column is made unavailable, and then next column is selected automatically. When you have finished placing components, select Finish on the assist menu.
Assign to blank cells		Allows you to search for components to add to the Components table which have matching parts, parts or footprints, or which have the same numbers of pins. Components that are found are added to the table for each search when you click . To assign an unplaced component to an individual cell, use the Specify Component dialog.
	Matching by	Part: if selected, then unplaced components in the design are searched for whose part matches the part of a component in the template. Part or Footprint: if selected, then unplaced components in the design are searched for whose part or footprint matches the part or footprint of a component in the template. Number of Pins: if selected, then unplaced components in the design are searched for that have the same number of pins as a component in the template.
	Assignment	Searches for unplaced components in the design that have matching values for the item selected in the Matching by box. Components that are found are added to relevant rows in the table for each search. To display only the components that are available to be placed, click Reset.