Specify Component

The Specify Component dialog is launched by pointing the cursor in a cell in the Combine Components dialog and clicking the displayed button. It allows you to specify unplaced components for individual template components that you create in the Copy Placement dialog. Unplaced components are shown in the Available components table that match the search criteria that you specify.

 

 

Item		Description
Template		Shows the part name and footprint of the template component that you select in the Combine Components dialog, in the following format: [Template component] ([Part] / [Footprint])
Specify placed component		Allows you to select a matching unplaced component from the displayed list.
	Current component	The component is displayed that is currently matched to the relevant template component in the Combine Components dialog.
	Available components table	For the criteria that you select in the Matching by box, available unplaced component are displayed. Select a component by clicking it and then clicking OK. Reference designator: displays the Reference designator of the relevant unplaced component. Part: displays the part associated with the unplaced component. Footprint: displays the footprint associated with the unplaced component. This is shown in the Footprint preview box when you select a row in the Available components table.
	Footprint preview box	When you select a row in the Available components table, an illustration is shown of the footprint of the relevant template component.
	Matching by	Unplaced components are shown in the Available components table for the specified criteria. Part: if selected, then unplaced components in the design are displayed whose part matches the part of the selected component in the template. Part or Footprint: if selected, then unplaced components in the design are displayed whose part or footprint matches the part or footprint of the selected  component in the template. Number of Pins: if selected, then unplaced components in the design are displayed that have the same number of pins as the selected component in the template.
	Show Part/Footprint name	For the unplaced components in the Available components table, this setting allows you to toggle the display of the part and footprint names.
OK		The unplaced component that you select  in the Available components table is assigned to the selected template component in the Combine Components dialog. The Specify Component dialog is closed.
Cancel		Closes the Specify Component dialog without updating the Combine Components dialog.