The Properties panel displays
the properties associated with objects selected on the canvas, and allows
you to change the properties where applicable. Toggle on this panel by
clicking View > Display > 
Properties on the
eCADSTAR PCB Editor
ribbon. Alternatively, click on the status bar or right-click the status bar and select Properties. When multiple objects of the
same type are selected, the same items are displayed as when a single
object is selected.
Note
- Properties of multiple objects can be changed simultaneously.
- "Multiple values" is displayed if property values vary between selected objects.
- If multiple objects of different type are selected, only the Fixed property can be changed. However, nothing can be changed for components, segments, vertices or cutouts.
- For a component that has variants, you can change the reference designator of the master component. This changes the reference designators of all variants of the component. You cannot rename a variant component (non-master) directly. If you change the reference designator of a component that has variants, then the Variant component references cannot be changed directly section is added to the Reference dialog. This lists all the variant components in the selection, regardless of whether their reference designators are changed. A license is required to access the variation functionality in eCADSTAR.
| Item | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| View | Shows the type of object for which properties are shown. You
can display the properties of only certain types of object by
selecting a value in the View
box, and toggling on  Fix View. Values
in the View box can be changed,
regardless of whether Fix View is
toggled on. |
|
| Fix View
|
Selecting a value in the View box and toggling on this button displays the properties of only the types of object that are specified in the View box. | |
| Property | Shows the properties associated with the object that is selected on the canvas. Comments are displayed for components, nets and template areas (only comments for components and template areas can be changed). User-defined attributes are also listed. User-defined attributes are specified in the Attribute Manager dialog, in eCADSTAR Library Editor. The relevant values are set in the Library Editor Panel: Parts tab, or the Part Editor Panel: Properties tab, User Part Attributes section. | |
| Value | Shows the values associated with each property. The type of cell varies depending on the associated property. Set a value as follows for each type of cell. properties cannot be set when a command is running. | |
| Numerical field | A cell containing a real number or integer. Click the cell to set a value. | |
| Box | A cell containing multiple options. Select a value from the box | |
| Text pad | A cell with a character string. Click the cell to enter a character string to the text pad. To add a line break, hold down the Shift key and press Enter. | |
| Button | For a cell containing multiple values, click the button to display a dialog. Set a value in the dialog and click OK. The contents of the dialog vary according to the selected property. | |
| Button with cell | Enter a value directly. You can also select a property value from the dialog that is displayed by clicking "....". | |
 Display Reference Dialog
|
If a single object is selected on the canvas, its associated
properties are displayed in the Reference
dialog, and can be saved by clicking Save
as in the dialog. The Reference
dialog is also displayed by clicking Report
> Information > Reference Dialog
on the ribbon. See: Checking
Object Attributes. |
|
| Vertex information | If lines, areas or segments are selected on the canvas, read-only values for vertices are displayed. If you click a cell in the Vertex information table, a flag icon is shown on its coordinates on the canvas. If there are more than 10,000 vertices, they are not displayed and the Display all button is shown instead (vertex information is displayed when this button is clicked). | |
| X | The X coordinate of the vertex. | |
| Y | The Y coordinate of the vertex. | |
| Line width | The line width associated with the vertex. | |
| Info | Describes the position of a vertex in an area fill or cutout. | |
| Radius | Shows the radius of curved vertices. |
